going my way
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“I was told it wasn’t going my way, either,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
He described the award as "incredibly meaningful", and acknowledged his Oscar front-runner status by asking: "Why me, why now, why do things seem to be going my way?"
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
“I can feel my nerves kicking in and, especially if it’s not going my way, I may be quicker to react and think, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ and start panicking.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
“A lot of challenges hadn’t been going my way the last couple of weeks, so I was a little bit nervous. When I saw the replay, I knew I was in.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2021
As for me, at least one thing was going my way: My hair was finally growing longer, so I could start braiding it and shed the scratchy wig.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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