destiny
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Orton: It means for me that history is not your destiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Whether he chooses to fulfill his destiny alongside his twin remains to be seen.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Something I’ve always wondered: Lorne always thought movies would be his destiny.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
His goal: dictate China’s destiny for years to come in order to grow the country’s power and match the U.S. in military might and economic clout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
This was my destiny, to be rich and fat and happy!
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Until then, he exhorted his students to control their own destinies, likening AI personalization to the rudder on a sailboat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
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
“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
So what if those heroes never faced their destinies?
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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