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A score that destines young doctors-to-be to a life of ennui in a job they do not enjoy, because they could not match into the competitive specialty of their dreams.

From Scientific American • Mar. 12, 2020

"To begin with, that Monsieur Rupert had come to carry you off from the various noblemen, for one or other of whom his Majesty destines your hand."

From The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Thou knowest well that thy divine father destines thee to wed the Prince of Kush whom but now thou didst smite so fiercely.'

From The World's Desire by Haggard, Henry Rider

Were they not the very ones to help a timid child whom God destines to become an apostle of apostles by prayer and sacrifice?

From The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse by Taylor, Thomas N. (Thomas Nimmo)

The same conduct God in his tender mercy holds with regard to those chosen souls which he destines to raise, by special graces, highest in his favor.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban