preordained
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But looking back, Kirk’s transformation from grieving widow to unsuccessful CEO feels preordained.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 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
But this weekend defied the notion that only a few schools were preordained to contend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
For some of my classmates, college was preordained.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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