the course of history
noun phrase
: the way things happened or will happen
a discovery that could change the course of history
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The complex decision-making was critical in the fate of the war and the course of history.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2024
There has been much discussion over the decades about how RFK’s killer altered the course of history.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Sometimes the course of history depends on margins just that small.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 July 2024
The official synopsis reads: When a pacifist is called to a political act that could change the course of history, how will a man of honor respond?
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2024
There has been much discussion over the decades about how RFK’s killer altered the course of history.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Sometimes the course of history depends on margins just that small.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 July 2024
The official synopsis reads: When a pacifist is called to a political act that could change the course of history, how will a man of honor respond?
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 20 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for the course of history
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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 27 Jul. 2024.
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