fatalistic
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They’re a rejoinder to all the fatalistic commentary about tanking and how “being bad to get better” is an accepted reality of the NBA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
For the Portuguese adventure, "we added something very very specific to the Portuguese people -- 'saudade' -- this somewhat fatalistic melancholy," Fabcaro told AFP.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Mays, in the time I’ve known him, has been realistic rather than fatalistic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025
So, when Nash touched down in the corner on Sunday, those with a half-decent memory and a fatalistic bent started to lose all hope for Townsend's team.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
Finally he realized all that urgent loud noise was coming from outside his dreams in the real world, heralding another calamity, no doubt, and with a fatalistic whimper the volunteer awoke.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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