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“Working together may not have been in the cards for us; however, that does not lessen my enthusiasm for the band,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

I never thought cancer would get me — it wasn’t in the cards.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The idea of a special class of shares for Musk to keep control like the founders of Google and Facebook wasn’t in the cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an "in-person conversation" with Iranian representatives, but Iranian state media said that direct negotiations were not in the cards.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

I might have been a good girl if it had been in the cards.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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