determination
Example Sentences
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Speaking to reporters on Friday en route to Washington, Trump said on arms sales: "I'll make a determination over the next fairly short period of time."
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
A determination to get to the Red Planet “provides the impetus to really create next-level technologies, which is why we’re contemplating nuclear propulsion, because you need that to close those distances.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Almost two years on, the statistics published today are a result ofyour work and determination and that of the whole of the NHS.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
First of all, I applaud your dogged determination to make sure that your server got their due.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
My determination moves my limbs forward—first a walk, and then a run.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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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