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
The final autopsy is not even done yet, and it might not be done in the normal course of events yet.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 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
The following day we learned of an extraordinary course of events: the warders had gone on their own food boycott, refusing to go to their own cafeteria.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
