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destiny

[des-tuh-nee] / ˈdɛs tə ni /


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But unlike against Spain at the 2002 World Cup and Slovakia in the Euro 2020 play-offs, they led this game 2-0 and now must reckon with how they lost control of their destiny.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He is the master of the manifest destiny soap opera, after all.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

For decades, Western consensus held that geography was fading as destiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

OpenAI wants to take control of its own destiny by developing devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It was the third speaker who lit a flame inside me and filled me with the knowledge that this movement was my destiny.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler