turn of events

noun phrase

: a change in what is happening

There has been a dramatic turn of events.

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In a surprising turn of events, Washington voters supported carbon pricing (by rejecting I-2117) by a 62-38% margin. —

Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 Quail protects her eggs from snake In a uniquely Arizona turn of events, a viral video from April shows a quail fighting a snake off her eggs in Tucson. —

Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024 Heartbroken and largely abandoned by her in-laws, sh inherits his job, an unusual turn of events, but not a bad one. —

Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Opposition groups moved into the capital Damascus overnight on Saturday in a stunning turn of events after a yearslong stalemate in the war. —

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