determined
Example Sentences
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Income mattered some, but it wasn’t what determined the outcome.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Nor am I suggesting that a court has determined that she is legally disqualified. The point is much narrower: an avoidable question now hangs over this investigation, and voluntary recusal would remove it."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
ZVERNEC, Albania—On the doorstep of a Jared Kushner-linked development site on the Adriatic Sea, a group of determined villagers set out in late May to protest barbed-wire fencing preventing their access to a coastal peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Coco Gauff was frustrated by her mistake-filled performance during a first-round Wimbledon loss, but she is determined not to let negativity linger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
He was so full of spirit, so determined.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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