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determination

[dih-tur-muh-nay-shuhn] / dɪˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /




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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

It perhaps hints at a steely determination to remain fixated and give his best at every opportunity, whether that be in training or during the intensity of a match.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

After the verdict, Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy paid tribute to the "extraordinary courage, resilience and determination of the women who came forward and reported what happened to them".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“In Washington I’ll bring the same determination I showed in Sacramento every single day,” Wiener said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

“We cannot—we cannot,” he answered, with short, sharp determination: “it would not do. You have said you will go with me to India: remember—you have said that.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Sauer said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Congress required the DHS Secretary to periodically review country determinations with extensions limited to 18 months at a time, though they are often extended for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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

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

The difficulty in making final determinations is that there are often acres of room for interpretation.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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