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fateful

[feyt-fuhl] / ˈfeɪt fəl /




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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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