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fatalism

[feyt-l-iz-uhm] / ˈfeɪt lˌɪz əm /


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After missing out on six World Cups in a row, and maybe surrendering to fatalism along the way, game day is upon us here in the United States.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

But if the movie’s just-so fatalism is less than galvanizing, it’s also soberly convincing.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 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

What struck her most was their attitude of fatalism, as if this was how it always turned out, whatever the initial promise or potential.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger



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