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come what may

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  1. No matter what happens, as in Come what may, I'll be home in time for dinner. This phrase, in slightly different form, come what will, dates from the 16th century and has almost exact equivalents in French, Italian, and German.


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That’s where 21-year-old Ghaddar remained on a recent morning, and where he had made the decision: He was going back to Ghaziah and staying there, come what may.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

TV Larry refuses to be a hermit, bravely choose to inflict himself on strangers come what may.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

On Wednesday it stressed this help would end on Friday come what may.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022

"I will not resign come what may," Khan said in a statement from his office issued late Wednesday night.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2022

Hume had to be there with them, come what may.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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