preordained
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In no instance was European dominance in North America preordained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But looking back, Kirk’s transformation from grieving widow to unsuccessful CEO feels preordained.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
A most recent example comes from Ilia Malinin, the American figure skater whose hopes for an individual gold medal in the Olympics, which had been regarded as a preordained inevitability evaporated in a mistake-laden routine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 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
She has never believed in fate; it would’ve been dispiriting to accept that her life so far unfolded as it did according to some preordained pattern.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
