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But it is going to be a long time until November, and the outcome on Election Day is not preordained.

Moore thanked members of the Unified Command, noting that it was not preordained that they would be able to move so quickly and safely, recover all six victims’ bodies and swiftly launch support programs.

Pundits and political watchers spoke about an ugly fall battle between two well-funded Democrats as practically preordained.

After securing another term in a preordained election in March, President Vladimir Putin vowed to carve out a “sanitary zone” to protect Russia’s border regions from Ukrainian shelling and incursions.

And yet, the ascent of India in the world economy seems preordained.