determination
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But her life was also testament to her combination of determination, talent, self-confidence and hard work, culminating in success, without sacrificing decency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
At Lord's, following a swipe to get off the mark with a boundary edged over the slips, Lawrence showed bravery, determination and invention.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
One member of the Commission, Billy Gamble, who had faced the most public criticism over private comments he is alleged to have made about the parade determination, resigned on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“The data needs to bear out the ultimate determination on this, but again, there’s some contra-data that’s coming out and suggesting different things,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Like Farmer, he had an expressive face that revealed his enthusiasm and determination, and as second in command at PIH, his role was to keep the wheels of that machine well oiled.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
The law authorizing the tax required the Department of Finance to make initial determinations about who is subject to it using information such as tax returns and property value assessments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
Sauer said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.
From Barron's ● 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
After traveling nearly eleven billion miles in my lifetime, my atoms and I had arrived at a place where we could confidently make such determinations about love.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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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