What will be, will be
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"What will be, will be," said Farrell of a possible Ireland title bid.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
What will be will be, it’s nothing to do with me.
From Fox News • Apr. 26, 2021
"You need acceptance to live here. What will be, will be."
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2019
"What will be, will be," Upson has said.
From The Guardian • May 29, 2010
With a laugh and a jest—no matter if it be a raucous laugh and a coarse jest—they assert: "What will be, will be; us can't but du our best, for 'tis the way o'it."
From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney
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