fated

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In the evolving landscape of college basketball, talented freshmen fated to spend two semesters on campus before rushing off to the NBA draft used to be all the rage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Japan also has a currency that seems fated to rebound sooner or later, spelling profit for global investors.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I felt something similar to that fated inevitability a couple of years back, running into that old boyfriend on the street one afternoon in Brooklyn.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

It was fated by the time fans started filing into the building.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

He shrugged and said, “You might not believe it, but I was fated to be a priest. In the City of York. That’s far to the north.”

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi