determination
Example Sentences
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"We will continue the fight with renewed determination until this threat is completely eradicated," he pledged, offering his condolences to the bereaved families.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The determination found defects in systems of working, including failures to follow relevant clinical guidance and Archie's care plan, missed blood test results, and the absence of a post-clinic multidisciplinary review.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
He described her as a “true original,” whose “brilliance, quiet determination, and heart shaped everything from Gap Inc.’s indelible influence on fashion and retail to philanthropy and the San Francisco art scene.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Yet, in the stretches of “Hokum” that play out like an escape room, the audience finds a strange sort of optimism in Ohm’s determination to survive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Another word could be determination, or even courage.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Vocabulary lists containing determination
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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