course of events
noun phrase
: the things that have happened, that are happening, or that will happen
It's difficult to predict the course of events.
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Schoof's statement appeared to put an end to such a course of events.
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Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Schoof’s statement appeared to put an end to such a course of events.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Image Still, in the normal course of events, the death of a whale does not always signify an end.
—Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Moreover, as is often true in such coups, many in the president’s own party are dismayed by the course of events.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
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Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2025
Schoof’s statement appeared to put an end to such a course of events.
—Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Image Still, in the normal course of events, the death of a whale does not always signify an end.
—Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Moreover, as is often true in such coups, many in the president’s own party are dismayed by the course of events.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Course of events.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20of%20events. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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