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fatalistic

[feyt-l-is-tik] / ˌfeɪt lˈɪs tɪk /


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This is a depressingly resigned and remarkably fatalistic admission from a U.S. senator.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

They’re a rejoinder to all the fatalistic commentary about tanking and how “being bad to get better” is an accepted reality of the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

For the Portuguese adventure, "we added something very very specific to the Portuguese people -- 'saudade' -- this somewhat fatalistic melancholy," Fabcaro told AFP.

From Barron's Oct. 23, 2025

Mays, in the time I’ve known him, has been realistic rather than fatalistic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2025

But at least they had adopted a fatalistic attitude that death, if it came, would be swift and painless.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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