determination
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While there was no repeat of the previous day's strikes by Friday evening in the Gulf, Iran reiterated its determination to hit back if attacked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
They faced long odds, yet their hard work and determination shaped the success we celebrate today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But the judges in the original trial found she had "authoritatively and with determination embraced the system established by her father", and that she was "at the heart" of the fake-jobs scheme.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“According to some of the American published sources, the cause of the conflict was put down to Tripoli’s piracy and America’s determination to suppress it,” Folayan wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
She tried to fill her words with all the determination she felt.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Sauer said court review of TPS decisions was barred to prevent "judicial micromanagement" of foreign policy determinations.
From Barron's ● 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
After traveling nearly eleven billion miles in my lifetime, my atoms and I had arrived at a place where we could confidently make such determinations about love.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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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