the inevitable
noun
: something that is sure to happen
They're just trying to delay/postpone the inevitable.
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This helps to build the inevitable clash between Fatu and Solo, likely to happen at SummerSlam or earlier.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Precise evidence of Moscow’s infractions will be key to helping Ukraine and Europe respond to the inevitable wave of Russian misinformation and recrimination that may accompany a truce.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Both sides have carved out key imports — electronics on the U.S. side and some pharmaceuticals and other products on the Chinese side — pointing to the inevitable pain for consumers in both countries if the trade war drags on.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 May 2025
Mainly a biography of Mii, the book is also a great love story, one that gathers strength as the beloved begins to decline and Inaba is forced to prepare herself for the inevitable devastating loss.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Precise evidence of Moscow’s infractions will be key to helping Ukraine and Europe respond to the inevitable wave of Russian misinformation and recrimination that may accompany a truce.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Both sides have carved out key imports — electronics on the U.S. side and some pharmaceuticals and other products on the Chinese side — pointing to the inevitable pain for consumers in both countries if the trade war drags on.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 May 2025
Mainly a biography of Mii, the book is also a great love story, one that gathers strength as the beloved begins to decline and Inaba is forced to prepare herself for the inevitable devastating loss.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
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“The inevitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20inevitable. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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