preordained

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There is no natural or preordained alliance between these groups, and at crucial moments their interests and agendas may differ.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Obviously the more damning investigations are aimed at the losing team's manager, where it is more than likely the questions are preordained.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But this weekend defied the notion that only a few schools were preordained to contend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Though Cruise loves making movies, he doesn’t enjoy being their preordained salvation.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

In the final opera of the four, The Twilight of the Gods, Wagner made mayhem with the Icelandic concept of Ragnarok - the destruction of the gods as preordained by fate.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall