turn out to be

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Against the bullish backdrop, the IPO could turn out to be fortuitous, or an omen.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It includes many of the genre’s customary tropes, including intergenerational conflict, suspenseful showdowns, and self-absorbed, eccentric players for whom character may turn out to be destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

This could turn out to be very important.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Some of Greenberg’s subfamilies, and some groupings recognized by more-traditional linguists, may turn out to be legacies of New World population expansions driven in part by food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond