come to pass
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Having seen her worst predictions come to pass, she grabbed hold of the only future she was able to change: her own.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
But should he be pushed aside and should his days as a private equity manager never come to pass, there is another job Trump thinks he could do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The bottom line: Prediction markets are being seriously skewed by what their whales are hoping will be the case rather than what they truly believe will come to pass.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
In explaining why its downbeat scenarios in April didn’t come to pass, the IMF pointed to unexpected flexibility in energy markets that prevented a bigger price crunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
That much had come to pass, but there was a piece missing, the most important piece: to hold Sarai in his arms.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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