predetermined

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The individual and team sport, also known as cup stacking or speed stacking, involves stacking nine to 12 specially-designed cups in predetermined sequences as quickly as possible.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

In other words, give the states a predetermined amount of money annually, and let them figure out how it is spent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Rule 10-b5-1 plans are commonly used by executives to sell stock over extended periods based on predetermined criteria.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

“It’s all pretext and obfuscation when the real agenda is rejecting conventional science and serving a predetermined anti-vaccine agenda,” Richard Hughes IV, a law professor at George Washington University, told The Guardian.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

He was a smart missile aimed for a predetermined destination.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George