determination
Example Sentences
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The Chinese leadership’s determination to bolster technological self-sufficiency also clouds their vision of China becoming “a mega-sized consumption powerhouse.”
"There's a sense of determination to make sure that this hurt makes the team stronger in the future."
From BBC
Meanwhile, other people’s golden hours arrive because of some arbitrary determination that they are due.
From Salon
"We need determination, strong players. Up until now he's always given his best. He will continue with the national team, if he so chooses. It's down to him to decide."
From BBC
My mother brought me to this country as a child and toiled with a ferocious determination that afforded our family the means to move farther and farther from the place we started.
From Los Angeles Times
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