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[ adjective ] expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating
Examples "hope of eventual (or ultimate) rescue" "if this trend continues it is not reasonable to expect the eventual collapse of the stock market" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)The bank which held the mortgage on the old church declared that the interest was considerably in_arrears , and the real_estate people said flatly that the land across the river was being held for an eventual development for white working people who were coming_in , and that none would be sold to colored folk . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He would have_to work without questioning the motives which made him work and content himself with the thought that the eventual victory , however it was brought_about , would be sweet indeed . Related terms |
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