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doggedly

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






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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

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Mr. Gore doggedly sold his Reinventing Government effort, even going on David Letterman’s late-night TV show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

"This outcome should make plain that time does not preclude a successful prosecution; we will doggedly pursue justice for the victims of non-recent crimes, no matter how many decades have passed."

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Sherman doggedly hopped rung to rung on one foot.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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