fortune's wheel
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This is the play's hub, and fortune's wheel is about to spin until Michael finds himself underneath it.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2012
With such inducement, more & more famous names have been grabbing an armful of records and sponsors, and going to work at fortune's wheel.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The sudden turn of fortune's wheel came when a confident Marcos, who had never lost a vote in his life, called a snap election.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A sudden turn of fortune's wheel had placed them on new ground.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
Mrs Sayers was difficult to convince; but the girl was rid of her at last, and was alone to ask herself what this new turn of fortune's wheel might portend.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard