fateful
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He looked closely - it was of the little boy's great-grandfather, Stephen Andrew, who had pulled Gareth to safety on that fateful day.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Dubbed Don Colossus, the statue depicts the president on that fateful afternoon in Butler, Pennsylvania, moments after surviving what would turn out to be the first of many attempts on his life.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
The fateful way this guy kept coming back into my life was compelling, but it became so clear that he only valued one side of me.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Argentine scientists analysed samples from most of the 33 infected people, which included 11 deaths, during the outbreak in Epuyen, and reconstructed how people crossed paths at that fateful birthday party.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
This must be why he’d pulled all the boxes out of the closet that fateful afternoon . . . this might be the important thing he’d wanted to talk about.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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