turn of events
noun phrase
: a change in what is happening
There has been a dramatic turn of events.
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Probably the most shocking turn of events comes from the Grande Dame.
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
In a remarkable turn of events the letter ended up some 1,700 miles from where it was originally written, discovered folded up inside the pages of a Bible from 1880 that was found gathering dust in a thrift store.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni What a turn of events in the top of the fifth.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Through an inexplicable turn of events, Talbot slays a wolf with an antique silver cane; a soothsayer later informs him that the victim is, in fact, her transformed son.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
In a remarkable turn of events the letter ended up some 1,700 miles from where it was originally written, discovered folded up inside the pages of a Bible from 1880 that was found gathering dust in a thrift store.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni What a turn of events in the top of the fifth.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Through an inexplicable turn of events, Talbot slays a wolf with an antique silver cane; a soothsayer later informs him that the victim is, in fact, her transformed son.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Turn of events.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20of%20events. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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