destiny
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Many investors will react with incredulity, pointing to Japan as Exhibit A of why demography is destiny.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some researchers worried about AI safety also cite enfeeblement as a risk, a “WALL-E” future in which humans gradually cede control to machines and eventually become unable to define, or even understand, our destiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Wang added that "China and Nepal are bound by mountains and rivers, sharing a common destiny".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
If we thought Stokes' destiny was to end with an Ashes win next summer, then the all-rounder was unable to finish his story.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Because now I knew the destiny she had wished for me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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What’s chilling about “Disruption,” an absorbing ensemble drama by Andrew Stein about the brave new world of technology, is that its dark vision of machines wresting control of human destinies doesn’t feel fantastical or futuristic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In fact, the destinies of the three drivers who ultimately contested victory were effectively decided as they intertwined at Turn Nine in the dying seconds of the final session on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
"Our destinies as nations have been interlinked. As Oscar Wilde said, 'We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language!'"
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Despite their very different upbringings and destinies, the pair bond through their desert adventures, like taking out Spice harvesters together.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2024
When they did writing, she was the only one who made up stories about girls with magic swords and great destinies.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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