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fateful

[feyt-fuhl] / ˈfeɪt fəl /




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Argentine scientists analysed samples from most of the 33 infected people, which included 11 deaths, during the outbreak in Epuyen, and reconstructed how people crossed paths at that fateful birthday party.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Speaking to BBC Mundo from the Mexican state of Querétaro, Janie recalls that fateful morning last October when her husband was taken away from her and their two young daughters, Luna and Lexie.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Together, they relive the fateful weeks that Jean spent studying the Romanesque churches of medieval France and charming David Harwell, the Rutgers University medieval art professor co-leading the summer program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

By the time that they met in the Delmonico Hotel on that fateful evening, Dylan exerted a powerful influence upon The Beatles’ songwriterly aesthetic.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Marcus hardly knew how to deal with the aftermath of that fateful day at the circus.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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