the course of history

noun phrase

: the way things happened or will happen

a discovery that could change the course of history

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Russia has been invaded, not just by Germans and French, but by Swedes, Lithuanians, and Poles over the course of history. —

Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016 Now available, the new book explores the U.S. invasion of Panama in late 1989 and how the Naval Investigative Service special agents investigating the murder of a young U.S. Marine helped change the course of history. —

Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024 The complex decision-making was critical in the fate of WWII and the course of history. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 Vice presidential debates seldom change the course of history, let alone a specific race. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the course of history

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the courage of one's convictions

the course of history

the court of public/world opinion

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