fait accompli
Example Sentences
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Yet the majority is trying to avoid a fait accompli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
That fait accompli brought them worldwide fame, culminating in two open-air gigs at Knebworth House in summer 1996.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2025
At the time, it felt like an Oscar nomination was a fait accompli, and it still does.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
Lawrence responded to the summons by informing Compton, as a fait accompli, that he would be introducing a new participant to the technical roundtable: Robert Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
