determination
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In a statement, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, expressed his sorrow over the deaths of the police and said "national determination to completely eradicate terrorism from the country is unwavering".
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
I suppose my passion for acting was guided by my sensitivity and determination to pour everything I had into characters to make them come alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
His team played with determination and physicality, but also dexterity and ambition, in their most complete display of the year by a long margin.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
His determination will be put to the test next year, when U2 embark on a massive international stadium tour, including two UK dates at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next June.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
There was one thing I could say for Jimbo, he had an awful lot of determination.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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"I'll let the lawyers and the prosecutors and the FBI make those determinations," Sullivan said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Right: Despite holding that TPS determinations are generally unreviewable, Alito acknowledged that plaintiffs could still raise constitutional challenges, something only Justice Clarence Thomas disagreed with.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
In the lawsuit filed in a California federal court Alibaba pushed back, claiming the determinations "have no basis in fact or law".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
With Friday’s victory, Paramount is staying on that timetable, but regulators in Europe and Britain have opened their own regulatory investigations and are expected to make their own determinations in the coming months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
He spoke to her flatly, turned to the side; then swiveling to survey her heighth rapidly, he delivered his determinations respecting her inquiries, and was done with her.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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Vocabulary lists containing determination
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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