The word of the year for 2019: 'Predictable'

Trump's tweets or Kim's threats, no prizes for guessing what will happen next

Han Fook Kwang
Editor-at-Large
Away from the political world, 2019 was filled with remarkable feats of human endeavour and discoveries. Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, became the first person to run the gruelling race in under two hours. Indonesian
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, after his inauguration and swearing-in ceremony in Jakarta on Oct 20. In elections around the world, incumbents like him and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi won - predictably. PHOTO: REUTERS
Away from the political world, 2019 was filled with remarkable feats of human endeavour and discoveries. Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, became the first person to run the gruelling race in under two hours. Indonesian
Away from the political world, 2019 was filled with remarkable feats of human endeavour and discoveries. Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, became the first person to run the gruelling race in under two hours. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Dec 29, 2019, 01:39 PM
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Dec 29, 2019, 05:00 AM
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This has been such a predictable year. What happened to the uncertainty and volatility that many people said was the new normal?

Instead, predictability was the word of 2019.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 29, 2019, with the headline The word of the year for 2019: 'Predictable'. Subscribe

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