fatalism
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She tells Newsbeat that it gives a more "fatalism" vibe, adding the series "is being so open about being such an homage to film noir".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
A constitutionally cyclical outlook encouraged adaptability and sustainability rather than fatalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
But it cleared the fog of legal fatalism and said, at least, that the possibility of truth still has standing.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
Much of that has to do with the way he holds hope in one hand and fatalism in the other, but Cassian borrows plenty of sorrow from the people surrounding him.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025
There was a dignity to her grief and an acceptance of the fait accompli—the fatalism that the pilot’s wife must beget whenever her mate forsakes her for his aircraft.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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