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fatalistic

[feyt-l-is-tik] / ˌfeɪt lˈɪs tɪk /


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Still, he urged students not to be fatalistic about it.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They’re a rejoinder to all the fatalistic commentary about tanking and how “being bad to get better” is an accepted reality of the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

And while there is nothing fatalistic about such imperial fantasies that translate the past into the present, they often echo in the repertoire of the influential and powerful.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

Mays, in the time I’ve known him, has been realistic rather than fatalistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Immediately upon their arrival, they would follow the contractor’s directions, start working—rarely resting—seemingly driven by a fatalistic sense that work which had to be done was best done as quickly as possible.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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