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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Vice presidential debates seldom change the course of history, let alone a specific race. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 Items like gemstones have seen empires rise and fall, and many have been worn by those who influenced the course of history. —

Ashish Vijay, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 The complex decision-making was critical in the fate of WWII and the course of history. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024 This was a vastly different debate than Biden-Trump The June debate between Trump and Biden changed the course of history. —

Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 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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