fateful
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Their fateful interactions are told through crisp flashes of memory, skillfully rendered with spare elegance by the translator Hillel Halkin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Rats are winning in New York, thanks to this fateful 1971 decision.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
He looked closely - it was of the little boy's great-grandfather, Stephen Andrew, who had pulled Gareth to safety on that fateful day.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Luna’s passion for soccer, he says, was born during that fateful World Cup at home, where Argentina earned its second title by the “hand” of Diego Maradona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The closer the fateful day came, the grumpier I felt.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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