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foredoomed

verb

past tense of foredoom

as in destined

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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But with a lack of historical perspective due to term limits and facing powerful labor union influence, state legislators from both parties seem destined to repeat the mistake of the past.

— Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
SpaceX's quest to rescue the upper section of its massive Starship rocket from the sea does not appear to be destined for a triumphant end.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

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Eventually, markets will ignore intervention, which is doomed to fail and merely creates the illusion of stability, Brooks has said.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Right before that vote, DeCiccio stressed Merrywood was doomed despite the community wanting to save it because no one had come forward to buy and preserve it.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

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