the course of history
noun phrase
: the way things happened or will happen
a discovery that could change the course of history
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Picking up almost two years after its predecessor, the ten-episode fourth season starts out in spring of 2024, just a few months before a fateful U.S. Presidential election that would change the course of history.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
One thing that hasn’t changed much over the course of history?
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The unusual arrangement also gave him the freedom to repeatedly change the course of history.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The duo inadvertently changed the course of history in the most seemingly minor way possible, changing the word gravity into mavity.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 May 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
One thing that hasn’t changed much over the course of history?
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The unusual arrangement also gave him the freedom to repeatedly change the course of history.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The duo inadvertently changed the course of history in the most seemingly minor way possible, changing the word gravity into mavity.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the course of history
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“The course of history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20course%20of%20history. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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