twist of fate
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Now, by a twist of fate, former officials are facing trial in the same place.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In a twist of fate his grandson Lembit would become more famous than him, being a Liberal Democrat MP through the early 2000s and later going on I'm a Celebrity...
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
That twist of fate came after last year’s unprecedented mid-decade rejiggering of California’s congressional districts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
In a cruel twist of fate, Wilson’s victory was short-lived.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025
As a Colored woman, my neck had constantly been beneath the stony foot of racial segregation, so collapsing under the weight of a bad twist of fate was a luxury I did not have.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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