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turn of events

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. turn, turn of events, twistnoun

    an unforeseen development

    "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

Wiktionary

  1. turn of eventsnoun

    A deviation from the expected course of events.

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  1. turn of events

    A turn of events refers to an unexpected or significant change in circumstances or a situation. It normally implies a major or important shift in how things are progressing, often taking people by surprise.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn of events in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn of events in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of turn of events in a Sentence

  1. John Vanbiesbrouck:

    This turn of events, we have to get to work and we have to get to work quickly selecting our team.

  2. Tom Rhodes:

    The release of these five journalists is a welcome turn of events in Ethiopia, where the number of journalists in prison has steadily increased in recent years.

  3. Sandro Hernandez:

    It's an extraordinary turn of events for Cubans and Cuban-Americans.

  4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

    Provocateurs in Kiev ... could try to 'whip something up' in the expectation that this will influence the world public and weapons will flow into Ukraine, i am convinced that Berlin and Paris, as the most important players ..., should prevent such a turn of events.

  5. Jang Sam Ryong:

    The U.S. Department of Justice and Secret Service had the Central Bank dead to rights back in 2005 for not only counterfeiting, and printing the dollar, but also its leadership for circulating the notes and laundering money, so it would seem to be a remarkable turn of events, i am extremely skeptical of the deputy governor's sincerity.


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