hell-bent
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Mr. Smith wasn’t just a “bulldog” he was a rabid wolf hell-bent on winning at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
"The Chinese government equally is conscious of the need for economic growth. They're not hell-bent on solely conducting surveillance."
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
“I was really hell-bent on making this just as good, just different,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
Hardly the conduct of a prosecutor hell-bent on crashing through the rules.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024
He said he didn’t take our New York money, but if Lori was hell-bent on living in that cesspool, he’d finance her trip himself.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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