twist of fate
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Perhaps, in an ironic twist of fate, the truly original summertime creature feature went extinct before the onscreen dinosaurs could.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
By some twist of fate in their search, they found you.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
He could pick England, where he’d grown up; Nigeria, in line with his parents’ heritage; or the country where he was born by a twist of fate in 2001: the United States.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Gjoshe meanwhile is determined to remain upbeat, rather than dwelling on the cruel twist of fate that has disrupted his footballing career.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
As a Colored woman, my neck had constantly been beneath the stony foot of racial segregation, so collapsing under the weight of a bad twist of fate was a luxury I did not have.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
