twist of fate

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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

"It was quite a mad twist of fate or luck that I had seen this advert and ended up in bobsleigh, so I don't know if bobsleigh found me or I found bobsleigh," she laughed.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Dennis is indeed twinless — not by a twist of fate but because he came into this world a singleton and is lying.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

In a twist of fate, they were matched with a birth mother just as they were traveling to Italy to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

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