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preengineered

American  
[pree-en-juh-neerd] / ˌpri ɛn dʒəˈnɪərd /

adjective

  1. constructed of or using prefabricated parts.

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The more cynical among us might wonder if many of these ascents toward ubiquity are not in fact preëngineered by corporations, but I don’t think the global psyche is quite so easily cracked.

From The New Yorker

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