manifest destiny
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Tucked into his speech was a mention of the 19th Century doctrine of "manifest destiny" – the idea that the US was divinely ordained to expand its territory across the continent, spreading American ideals.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
It really goes back to individuals who saw manifest destiny.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
Our former faith in manifest destiny always included another possibility; let’s call it a premonition of manifest doom.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
It was a new form of manifest destiny, 100% California and oblivious to its potential wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Ishmael knew his father had come to logging with a romantic’s sense of grandeur, viewing it at first as grandly heroic, in keeping with the spirit of manifest destiny.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
