doomed

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The motors that pull the capsule away from the doomed rocket are designed to accelerate from 0 to 500 mph — well over half the speed of sound — in just two seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Speaking after the announcement, Cheng said she hoped to prove that "the two sides of the strait are not doomed to war".

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Unlike some anonymous Polymarket traders, though, the omen named for the doomed German airship couldn’t have known bombs were about to fall on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

She had, to be fair, done a few interviews before the result was confirmed, but after it looked clear Labour was doomed.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The city was doomed because of a parking lot.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda