self-fulfilling
adjective
self-ful·fill·ing
ˌself-fu̇l-ˈfi-liŋ 
1
: becoming real or true by virtue of having been predicted or expected
a self-fulfilling prophecy
2
: marked by or achieving self-fulfillment
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Attitudes like these can easily become self-fulfilling.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The move, feeding off many legitimate motivations, is looking a bit self-fulfilling.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Undermining international diplomacy in these ways creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of defensiveness and inadequacy.
—David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The move, feeding off many legitimate motivations, is looking a bit self-fulfilling.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Yesterday seemed much more like a team retreating by choice, both through in-game changes and by the sheer fear of surrendering another lead — a fear that became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Undermining international diplomacy in these ways creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of defensiveness and inadequacy.
—David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Self-fulfilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-fulfilling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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