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fateful

[feyt-fuhl] / ˈfeɪt fəl /




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Rats are winning in New York, thanks to this fateful 1971 decision.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Together, they relive the fateful weeks that Jean spent studying the Romanesque churches of medieval France and charming David Harwell, the Rutgers University medieval art professor co-leading the summer program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Years later, a record of the fateful voyage was discovered among some artifacts in Arctic Canada.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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