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fatalism

[feyt-l-iz-uhm] / ˈfeɪt lˌɪz əm /


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We can all live and work together—or we can succumb to fatalism and a false sense of inevitability.

From Slate May 28, 2026

She tells Newsbeat that it gives a more "fatalism" vibe, adding the series "is being so open about being such an homage to film noir".

From BBC May 27, 2026

In other hands, a film of such unadorned fatalism might seem useless, an exercise in emotional sadism.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

It’s a luxury, a quantum leap, one that can save your imagination from a propensity to meek fatalism or received social patterns.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2025

Maybe the rift in their relationship was the cause of Julian’s present state of fatalism and gloom.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques



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