destiny
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And Apple doesn’t own its own AI destiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Injuries, subpar performances by Rams players and coaches, and outstanding clutch play by opponents — see the 2025 Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks — could derail the Rams’ presumptive date with destiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Orton: It means for me that history is not your destiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Something I’ve always wondered: Lorne always thought movies would be his destiny.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
On the inevitability side, it is true there were voices back then urging prospective patriots to regard American independence as an early version of manifest destiny.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Plus, they were fellow petrostates, their destinies tied to the vast pools of oil beneath their sovereign lands.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
An attempt was made in 1992 to "finally allow cities to take charge of their own destinies" through the 74th amendment of the Constitution.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Many of the differences in the characters’ destinies have been due to circumstances beyond their control, and perhaps their choices have been likewise inevitable, though the payoff is a poignancy that enriches the comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Despite their very different upbringings and destinies, the pair bond through their desert adventures, like taking out Spice harvesters together.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
It is a heady and frightening prospect to be the king of all destinies.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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