fated

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So “Mule Boy” burrows into the tight, intimate space of the dying men’s final moments, and into the troubled soul of the boy fated to carry their story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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

There is a healthy amount of respect between the Rams and Seahawks, and — at least from the Rams in the locker room Sunday night — a feeling that this matchup was fated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 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

He was a warrior, and this dark ferocity had been passed down in the blood of the Miyamoto family and he himself was fated to carry it into the next generation.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson