predestined

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Which begs the question, was HS2 predestined to encounter major problems simply on the basis of the UK's geography and political system?

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Whereas his documentary films crackle thanks to his unpredictable interactions with his subjects, “The Damned” cannot help but feel slightly overdetermined, the outcomes predestined rather than organically unearthed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2023

In a meeting that seems almost predestined, the pair are now sharing a stage in Thomas Bradshaw’s “The Seagull/Woodstock, NY,” a New Group production in previews at the Pershing Square Signature Center.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

If Jefferson seemed predestined to tell people what they wanted to hear, Adams now acknowledged that his own destiny was just the opposite: to tell them what they needed to know.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis