variants
or Manifest Destiny
formal
: a future event that is sure to happen : a destiny that can be clearly seen and that cannot be changed
They were living in a time when expansion to the Pacific was regarded by many people as the Manifest Destiny of the United States.
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“Manifest destiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/manifest%20destiny. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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