determined
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“These chemicals are sometimes referred to as ‘secret GRAS,’ because companies determined their safety without notifying the FDA.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
NCA deputy director Craig Turner said: "Working with colleagues at home and abroad, we are determined to do all we can to identify and bring to justice those responsible for these four tragic deaths."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He calls them the “heirs abhorrent,” and though his paintings sell for millions of pounds, he is determined to leave the pair nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Nor was it clear how such a toll would be determined, she added.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Those East Village bubbes were single-mindedly determined to see to it that she and Molly would at last find their basherts, their soulmates, and be happily wed.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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