predetermine

Example Sentences

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If residents couldn’t make it to these, there were predetermined “public temporary refuge areas” within each neighborhood, such as street intersections and homes with large cleared backyards, that provide some increased chance of survival.

From Los Angeles Times

But so often, providers in the wellness space have predetermined these root causes, for example, automatically saying that condition X is caused by eating gluten,” she said.

From Seattle Times

What looks like a predetermined scenario today may well be turned upside down by unforeseen events.

From Seattle Times

So it’s not hard to understand why Paulina accepted her predetermined path.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m not predetermining what has to happen,” Mr. McCarthy said in a speech that sought to cast President Biden, who has repeatedly called for a debt limit increase, as the person standing in the way.

From New York Times