fateful
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Long before Cherny pressed send on that fateful message, Anthropic’s founders had chosen a counterintuitive strategy that would come to define the company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
One fateful September afternoon, I received a message on Upwork.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
Their fateful assignment was depicted in the 2018 movie A Private War, with the actor Jamie Dornan playing Conroy.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
These are fateful moments in the turbulent history of the Islamic Republic of Iran - but its most powerful clerics and commanders have been preparing for it.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Nearly a year had passed since the fateful arrests at Rivonia.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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