dead set
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With Poland dead set against it, that means either France or Italy, both home to rowdy agricultural lobbies, would have to sign on.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
“There were some colleagues that were dead set against it, saying they would never help China learn our technology,” said one magnet expert who ultimately agreed to go to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
"The very fact they were dead set on employing these independent advocates themselves says something about the culture - its control, and just not even beginning to understand the nature of independence."
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
“He is dead set on it,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said at MLB’s winter meetings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
But he was dead set on finding out.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
