as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance
since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day
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Some had success, but most were fleeting and doomed by the realities of minor-league economics in a transient market.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Doomscrolling could itself be doomed if European Union regulators have their way.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
27 Feb. 2026
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Major ship lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have stopped accepting most cargo destined for the Persian Gulf countries.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Hungary blocked a new package of EU sanctions on Russia in response to interruptions in Russian oil supplies that pass through Ukraine, and vowed to block a major, $106 billion EU loan destined for Kyiv until oil flows resume.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those who keep going aren’t always confident, or tougher than anyone else, or fated to a grand destiny.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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No one needs to stoically, passively wait for whatever life might add or subtract, surrendering free will to fate without fighting back.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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He was ordained in 1968 and received his divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2000.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was with King before his assassination in April 1968, and was ordained as a Reverend in June that same year.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Foredoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foredoom. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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