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doggedly

[daw-gid-lee, dog-id-] / ˈdɔ gɪd li, ˈdɒg ɪd- /






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"She saw the light at the end of the tunnel and followed it doggedly," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Truman held doggedly to Roosevelt’s demand for unconditional surrender as the atomic bomb test lighted up the New Mexico sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But nobody in all of college basketball has pursued that trend as doggedly as Underwood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Microsoft was also late to cloud software, before doggedly making the pivot under CEO Nadella.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Luke looked at her and nodded; he was arranging the coffee cups on a tray, and the doctor had already gone on, doggedly opening doors and propping them.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson


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