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determination

[dih-tur-muh-nay-shuhn] / dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /




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Jack Rudoni: Showed great determination to bustle his way through for his goal.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Supreme Court has said exclusion from an electoral roll does not amount to a determination that a person is a non-citizen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

But faced with the government’s determination to increase the bank’s capital requirements, he has softened his stance on the importance of maintaining a Swiss financial champion, those people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

To understand the dedication and determination of football players from unbeaten Cleveland High, let’s review the commitment of backup quarterback Julio Avalos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

I felt pain, and then I felt ire; and then I felt a determination to subdue her—to be her mistress in spite both of her nature and her will.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The law authorizing the tax required the Department of Finance to make initial determinations about who is subject to it using information such as tax returns and property value assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Right: Despite holding that TPS determinations are generally unreviewable, Alito acknowledged that plaintiffs could still raise constitutional challenges, something only Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Sauer said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, courts are struggling under the additional burden of reviewing bail determinations for scores of defendants already in custody.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

The difficulty in making final determinations is that there are often acres of room for interpretation.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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