determination
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Searching for their missing migrant children, a caravan of Central American mothers traverses Mexico with tireless, even superhuman determination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Analysts said the April decision highlighted Beijing’s determination to shield its technology sector from foreign influence and protect critical intellectual property.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding a meeting to make a "final determination" about an agreement to extend a ceasefire with Iran.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
"I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," Trump said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social network, referring to the top-security bunker in the White House.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
She was no longer a child, to be cowed or forced into submission, but a grown woman with a definite purpose and an invincible determination.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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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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