fateful

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One fateful September afternoon, I received a message on Upwork.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

When players refused to sing the national anthem at a game in Australia, they set in motion a fateful series of events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It was a fateful decision, setting in motion a series of events that left them confronting the hardest decision of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

Mrs. Handler had never met Malcolm before this fateful visit.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey