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

If you lack investment discipline and don’t have a plan to handle your winners and losers, you are likely fated to lose more than you should—and to earn less than you could.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

But it was fated that Dodd lost the role to Phoebe Dynevor because a few years later Dodd was invited to film a self-tape for a “very secretive” project.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“I honestly can’t help but think,” George Bass once said, “I was fated to do what I do.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler