fateful

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A certain fateful missive brought Holbein to Thomas More, one of Henry VIII’s most trusted advisers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But they couldn’t stand for what was happening at Quirky Books, which had changed dramatically since those fateful days in 2020.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Their fateful assignment was depicted in the 2018 movie A Private War, with the actor Jamie Dornan playing Conroy.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

His mother, Caridad Mercader, was a Cuban-born militant; on the fateful day, she sat waiting for her son in the getaway car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Could it truly have been only a week since that fateful day?

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood