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Fates

/ feɪts /

plural noun

  1. Greek myth the three goddesses who control the destinies of the lives of man, which are likened to skeins of thread that they spin, measure out, and at last cut See Atropos Clotho Lachesis
  2. Norse myth the Norns See Norn 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Their fates will be directly tied to the popularity of the Trump administration.

From Slate

“Pacific Overtures” covers enormous ground, but at the center are two characters whose fates reflect their nation’s travails.

It offends many senators’ sensibilities, and it’s a political misread from a guy who’s asking colleagues to entrust their fates in his political instincts.

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Trump's federal criminal cases in Florida and Washington, D.C. already had uncertain fates.

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With increasing fervor as Nov. 5 drew near, Trump and his surrogates spoke openly of the nasty fates to which they hoped to subject their foes in the event of a GOP victory.

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