manifest destiny
noun
often capitalized M&D
: a future event accepted as inevitable
in the mid-19th century expansion to the Pacific was regarded as the Manifest Destiny of the United States
broadly
: an ostensibly benevolent or necessary policy of imperialistic expansion
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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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Their delusion that England has some kind of manifest destiny and should win simply by virtue of showing up and having ‘the most talented squad’.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The days of manifest destiny are back — and better than ever!
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
Tellingly, in the upper right-hand corner, Ruscha added a cheap Western cowboy magazine, its rowdy narrative of American manifest destiny having been torn in two.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Their delusion that England has some kind of manifest destiny and should win simply by virtue of showing up and having ‘the most talented squad’.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 16 July 2024
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“Manifest destiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manifest%20destiny. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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