as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a fateful encounter with a confidence man that they would long regret
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Recent Examples of fateful
And there have been different stories from different guys about where those fateful first harmonies took place.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Just five years later, in November 2023, Natura would go on to make a fateful decision, selling The Body Shop to Aurelius for an enterprise value of $254 million, roughly one-quarter of its original purchase price.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
One fateful night early in my career taught me this skill and the role of fear in a crisis scenario.
—Stanley C. Middleman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
On the fateful Wednesday morning, an accidental cup of caffeine-free tea had already set an ominous tone for her morning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade saw the Sonic the Hedgehog balloon's disastrous debut, coinciding with the Sega gaming company's peak popularity.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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And there was Williams late in the fourth quarter, overcoming a disastrous start to a potential winning drive by completing three straight passes of 12 yards or more to help the Bears get to the Packers’ 28-yard line to set up Santos’ kick.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
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All of the women were denied abortions despite facing fatal fetal diagnoses, life-threatening health risks or both.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The charges include abandonment of a person followed by death and supplying narcotics, as Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system at the time of his fatal fall.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lucky 13 has proved unfortunate for those involved in making the ABC game show.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Equally unfortunate is the film’s narrative clumsiness, with a story that doesn’t earn its exhausting runtime.Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Fateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fateful. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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