preordained

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There is no natural or preordained alliance between these groups, and at crucial moments their interests and agendas may differ.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Obviously the more damning investigations are aimed at the losing team's manager, where it is more than likely the questions are preordained.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The decision overall gives a sense that the investigators’ conclusion was preordained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

That Los Angeles would someday overtake San Francisco in prominence was in some respects preordained.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Sammy Cantu assured him the meeting would take place at the preordained time, maybe the agent had simply arrived early in order to look the town over and get his bearings straight.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols