course of events
noun phrase
: the things that have happened, that are happening, or that will happen
It's difficult to predict the course of events.
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Various factors, each of which can be represented as a layer of cheese, and each of which could have altered the course of events, line up.
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
In the normal course of events, children take it for granted that their parents feed, clothe and educate them.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
In the normal course of events, this would have led the aging warrior Paul von Hindenburg, Germany’s President, to appoint Hitler Chancellor.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
In the early months of 2024, however, and given the course of events, the war and forever Putinism are mutually reinforcing.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
In the normal course of events, children take it for granted that their parents feed, clothe and educate them.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
In the normal course of events, this would have led the aging warrior Paul von Hindenburg, Germany’s President, to appoint Hitler Chancellor.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
In the early months of 2024, however, and given the course of events, the war and forever Putinism are mutually reinforcing.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for course of events
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“Course of events.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20of%20events. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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