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predetermines

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This system predetermines a player’s compensation based on their draft position.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

"Shape predetermines how a particle is going to move," McGovern said.

From Science Daily Dec. 12, 2023

It wasn’t a factor for his rookie deal because the collective bargaining agreement predetermines the money in each draft slot.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2022

In its call to suspend time, the music carries the potential to press pause on the punishing velocity that attends disaster, that robs our attention and predetermines a fixed future.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2022

The praemotio physica predetermines the sinful act without regard to the circumstance whether or not the will is able to offer resistance.

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur