fated

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Mr. Goodspeed presents a compelling argument that recessions are not fated, and that they are becoming shorter and less frequent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s not that NewsNation was fated to go this way.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Some combination of the 47 people in it is fated to succeed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

On the night of the concert, everything leads up to the fated Mitch & Mickey performance.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

The snapshot was fated to become a historical artifact, for within a year, these same men would come together again—as leaders of America’s effort to create the atomic bomb.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik