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vicissitudes

/vɪˈsɪsɪtudz/

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noun

  1. plural of vicissitude

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/vɪˈsɪsɪtudz/

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And we do absolutely know that these men’s inborn temperaments have remained unchanged through all the vicissitudes of their material affairs.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
Dudley fully shared in the dangers and vicissitudes of that trying period, and bore his part throughout like a valiant soldier.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
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The campaign which followed was distinguished by several vicissitudes, but the general result was the weakening and dispiriting of the American forces.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
As both are great examples of the vicissitudes of fortune, let us first consider in what way they attained their power and glory.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
The vicissitudes of trench warfare supply are too numerous and complicated to be dealt with here, but chemical warfare supply has suffered accordingly.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272