in the cards
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If rolling meatballs is not in the cards on a weeknight, no worry.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Near-term risks for global equities are elevated given geopolitics and AI anxiety, but a bear market is not in the cards, say strategists at Goldman Sachs.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Fatherhood wasn’t in the cards for me, but I love being Tío Guti to my nephew and the children of my friends.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
A sedan could be in the cards, he said, if Ford can figure out a way to make it profitably.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
He had recently made a decision with his medical school that becoming a doctor was not in the cards for him, and he moved to the Bronx, where he worked as a pharmaceutical salesman.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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