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fatalism

[feyt-l-iz-uhm] / ˈfeɪt lˌɪz əm /


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One cannot help seeing a connection between the aged oysterman’s fatalism and his humorous vigor.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 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

The vibe is exuberant and anarchic and very much in tempo with the joy-craving fatalism of today.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2025

But it cleared the fog of legal fatalism and said, at least, that the possibility of truth still has standing.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2025

That’s the kind of fatalism and pessimism typical of a repressive feudal system, where peasants have no reason to believe in the efficacy of their own work.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell



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