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Discover LudwigThe phrase "but inevitable" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used to introduce a contrast between two ideas, with the second idea being inevitable despite the first idea. Here is an example: "The company tried to cut costs by laying off employees, but inevitable budget cuts still had to be made." In this example, the first part of the sentence presents the company's attempt to avoid budget cuts, but the second half shows that despite their efforts, the budget cuts were still inevitable.
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But inevitable.
This seems all but inevitable.
That was not only understandable but inevitable.
Reconciliation seemed not only achievable but inevitable.
Change is anything but inevitable.
This development is troubling but inevitable.
The resulting collapse was all but inevitable.
To feel, not only possible, but inevitable.
But inevitable resistance will always follow.
Defeat in 1997 was all but inevitable.
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That sets up what seems to be an all-but-inevitable confrontation.
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