destiny
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Anything short of that and they no longer control their own destiny, meaning they’d need favorable results elsewhere to advance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"That is how we will remain in control of our destiny," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
That’s where the flamboyantly bonkers Roadster event served as a clear indication that Tesla’s destiny isn’t to become the electric Toyota but rather to merge with SpaceX.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
"It is not just that shopping centres have one destiny; they really don't," says Dr Kardi Somerfield, a lecturer in marketing at the University of Northampton.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
It twists away as if to say that human narratives, desires and destinies are annoying no matter who they belong to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In fact, the destinies of the three drivers who ultimately contested victory were effectively decided as they intertwined at Turn Nine in the dying seconds of the final session on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
"Our destinies as nations have been interlinked. As Oscar Wilde said, 'We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language!'"
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
“Fat Ham” practices what it preaches by lavishing laughter and delight as it encourages us to take our destinies caressingly in hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
The conversation centered around the Marine Corps, moving from one old friend to another, men and women they had been stationed with, whose destinies had crossed again and again.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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