as in to ordain
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The United Church of Christ was the first to ordain a woman and an openly gay man.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026 -
While the country's Orthodox religious authorities still refuse to officially ordain women as rabbis, this opportunity could open doors to other leadership roles.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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China and Japan weren’t fated to become 21st century enemies.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Just fate, destiny, and divine plans.—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Today’s gerrymandering wars are nothing other than an attempt by both parties to predetermine the outcome of elections.—
Frederic J. Fransen,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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In a tent along Oak Street, predetermined, non-color designs can be selected and tattooed by local artists.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Wagner commented that in opera the orchestra should act as a medium of premonition, indicating what is foreordained but not yet foreseen.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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Before anything else is said about Lana Del Rey’s new album, let it be noted that however well the record came out, it was foreordained to come in second among her artistic works of the past year.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2023
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But if the ongoing investigation shows that there were more – 100 or even 200 deaths by late May – the modeling predicts a much higher likelihood of this growing into a massive outbreak.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Highly capable professionals often spend enormous amounts of energy replaying conversations, second-guessing decisions, and trying to predict how others interpreted their behavior.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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There are nights in football when the outcome seems predestined.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Science, of course, struggles to prove whether that’s predestined in their genes, though some studies suggest that some tendency toward hoarding—put another way, collecting to excess—is heritable.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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Rangers manager Skip Schumaker talked about focusing on the moment with Rocker and not trying to prognosticate the future for the former top pick.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Traders eager to continue prognosticating what will happen in Iran are in luck—Kalshi has a market on who will be Khamenei’s successor.—
Kate Knibbs,
Wired News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The New York Knicks pulled off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday to go up 3-1 in a series that now seems destined to deliver them the first championship in over half a century.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Images of that two-finger tap feel destined to adorn childhood bedrooms, subway cars and billboards for decades.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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