determinism
Example Sentences
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The question is framed in the language of free will and determinism, but Golding refuses to let it remain there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Cook, a polyglot who can speak six languages, has also been well served by nominative determinism: She is the founder and CEO of the Cook School Cooking School.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The far more likely doomsday scenario for us is AI-driven, information-fueled determinism.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
Where the first season was an examination of predestination and an identity reset for its namesake hero, these new episodes play with determinism – the theory that all our actions are inevitable.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2023
There is no evidence against genetic determinism more persuasive than the children of the rich.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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