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Which British monarch presented the Resolute Desk that sits in the Oval Office to a U.S. president?

resolute

[rez-uh-loot] / ˈrɛz əˌlut /


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Dolores Huerta, the fiery and resolute activist who helped launch and guide the nation’s first enduring labor union for poor farmworkers and later became an inspiration to women and liberal true believers, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Norris followed him through, and now Hamilton fell back towards the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri, who passed him on the final lap after a resolute attempted defence from Hamilton.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

And she sounded like she had always sounded: resolute but coolheaded and—even amid great trepidation—adamantly joyful, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Warsh has stressed his institution's "resolute commitment" to bringing inflation back to target, but has also hinted at changing the measures that the Fed uses to gauge prices.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Turner tried to look resolute whenever she said this.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt


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