fateful
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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
Dubbed Don Colossus, the statue depicts the president on that fateful afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, moments after surviving what would turn out to be the first of many attempts on his life.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
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
For a single, fateful night, Johnston had been on the mountain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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