as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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The delays, while perhaps unavoidable, have frustrated preparedness experts who say any system that takes this long to identify and track infections hamper the country’s ability to respond should H5N1 infections become more widespread.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
For Dimon, waiting until problems like fiscal debt become unavoidable puts the nation’s security at risk.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Bottom line: There’s no AI future without a serious uptick in our power supply, which makes the expansion of nuclear power practically unavoidable.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
That makes regional controversy increasingly unavoidable.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
For Dimon, waiting until problems like fiscal debt become unavoidable puts the nation’s security at risk.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Bottom line: There’s no AI future without a serious uptick in our power supply, which makes the expansion of nuclear power practically unavoidable.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
That makes regional controversy increasingly unavoidable.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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