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inevitability

  • a word derived from inevitable.
    inevitable
    adjective
    unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; fated.

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It is easy to regard a former child star’s troubles as an inevitability of the profession.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Many scientists now see dog aging as something they can detect earlier—and make interventions to slow—rather than as a fixed inevitability.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

“There’s a lot of misconceptions about brain health. A lot of people think dementia either happens or it doesn’t — that there’s inevitability around it,” said Juan Rodriguez, AARP’s vice president of brain health.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

There was a sense of inevitability about what would follow.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

On the inevitability side, it is true there were voices back then urging prospective patriots to regard American independence as an early version of manifest destiny.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis