fatalism
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In other hands, a film of such unadorned fatalism might seem useless, an exercise in emotional sadism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The idea that “there will be no victor or vanquished” is not poetic fatalism, it is empirical reality.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
The fatalism, the quarter of a century of not contending, the grinding down of expectation.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
The vibe is exuberant and anarchic and very much in tempo with the joy-craving fatalism of today.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
Maybe the rift in their relationship was the cause of Julian’s present state of fatalism and gloom.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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