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He said that settling the lawsuit was just not in the cards, even if it would’ve ended the lawsuit faster.

From Los Angeles Times

If rolling meatballs is not in the cards on a weeknight, no worry.

From Salon

However, a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis is not necessarily in the cards because “we’re not in stagflation yet and the economy is not as reliant on oil prices as it was back then,” Emons said in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch

That wasn’t exactly in the cards.

From Salon

With public debt reaching a record €3.48 trillion in the third quarter of 2025 and a budget deficit estimated at 5.4% of GDP, such largesse is likely no longer in the cards.

From The Wall Street Journal