fated

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Von Mierers, intimately engaged with both the Manhattan club scene and Wall Street, was fated to run across Mr. Richards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Japan also has a currency that seems fated to rebound sooner or later, spelling profit for global investors.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Franny repeated—pale, but beaming, and apparently fated, too, to like Mr. LeSage till death.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger