course of events
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In “Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings,” Jared Diamond tackles the question of how much individual leaders matter to the course of events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Whether the war’s early unpopularity will change the course of events, though, remains an open question.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
In the ordinary course of events, it would take about 100 days to get a new Fed chair confirmed, Clifton said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
"As for the other individuals who are in police custody, they are people who may be able to provide us with information about the course of events."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
To be fair to Comrade Pillai, he did not plan the course of events that followed.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
