in the cards

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variants or less commonly on the cards
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: inevitable
success just wasn't in the cards for her

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Maybe there’s a trip in the cards once the press tours are over. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026 At other times, the book embodies an awareness that glass-smashing isn’t in the cards. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 Woods identified $260 to $263 as support range and said a rally to $300 could be in the cards if the current earnings report is good enough. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Warming to 105 degrees or more is in the cards for much of the Sacramento region. — Sean MacAday 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the cards

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