fateful
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By the time that they met in the Delmonico Hotel on that fateful evening, Dylan exerted a powerful influence upon The Beatles’ songwriterly aesthetic.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
This had a fateful consequence for Buffalo: The top available prospect that year was a teenage phenom named Connor McDavid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The Southport Inquiry was set up to examine the circumstances surrounding the attack and the events leading up to that fateful day.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
One fateful September afternoon, I received a message on Upwork.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
“What happened next was that my great-grandfather uttered the fateful words ‘I will now saw my lovely wife in half and put her back together again, for I am Hiram Elefante the Great.’”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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