But if the confrontation has crystallized in this latest battle, it may already be heading toward a predictable conclusion: In the long run, the tech companies are destined to emerge victorious.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
可预言的；可预测的；可预料的
If you say that an event is predictable, you mean that it is obvious in advance that it will happen.