determination
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Apprehending the villain is Juliet and Jonathan’s immediate concern, but of no less urgency is their determination to marry, with or without familial consent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
While those two careers couldn’t be any more different, with the skill and determination it takes to do both it’s no wonder she’s been able to score big in multiple facets of life lately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"When we formally tested it, we found there is no real association between the genetic determination system and eusociality," Suresh said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Marks said that Connolly Ryan has "pursued justice for Mick with extraordinary strength and determination" and his firm Podhurst Orseck have been "honoured to stand beside her in her unwavering pursuit to hold Boeing accountable".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
One German soldier called the day’s battle “an amazing spectacle of unexampled gallantry, courage and bull-dog determination on both sides.”
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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
In the lawsuit filed in a California federal court Alibaba pushed back, claiming the determinations "have no basis in fact or law".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, courts are struggling under the additional burden of reviewing bail determinations for scores of defendants already in custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Congress required the DHS Secretary to periodically review the country determinations, and it limited extensions to 18 months at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
He spoke to her flatly, turned to the side; then swiveling to survey her heighth rapidly, he delivered his determinations respecting her inquiries, and was done with her.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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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