bent on
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His next upswing began during the early sound era at Columbia Pictures, at that time a low-budget operation bent on expansion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Fittingly, for a man so bent on proving himself the greatest of all time, Djokovic paired up with director Jason Hehir, best known for “The Last Dance,” the documentary about Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
After an initial, glancing chase by a group of indigenous men bent on seizing the whalemen’s clothing and weapons, the survivors landed on the Palauan island of Babeldaob.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Other prominent voices seem bent on convincing us that telework plays a significant negative factor in women’s career advancement.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
In this account of the creation the gods seemed bent on experimenting with the various metals, and, oddly enough, proceeding downward from the excellent to the good to the worse and so on.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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