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the course of history

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: the way things happened or will happen a discovery that could change the course of history

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the court of public/world opinion

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“The course of history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20course%20of%20history. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.

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