doggedly
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Truman held doggedly to Roosevelt’s demand for unconditional surrender as the atomic bomb test lighted up the New Mexico sky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Microsoft was also late to cloud software, before doggedly making the pivot under CEO Nadella.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Mr. Gore doggedly sold his Reinventing Government effort, even going on David Letterman’s late-night TV show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
"This outcome should make plain that time does not preclude a successful prosecution; we will doggedly pursue justice for the victims of non-recent crimes, no matter how many decades have passed."
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
The Company were footsore and tired; but they trudged doggedly along the rough and winding track for many miles.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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