determination
Example Sentences
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Prudential of Japan on Tuesday said the extension “reflects POJ’s determination that additional time is needed to complete foundational reforms to its compensation structure, governance, sales oversight, and broader operating model.”
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The faces are the same, but the light is different, and suddenly you see shadows you never noticed, a new determination in one person’s eyes, a scar along the jaw of another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"He's got the physical attributes, the determination to do really well," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
I know, I know, they’re adorable, with their wide “eyes” and squat toddler-like determination as they trundle along, pausing in careful recalculation whenever they encounter a curb, street sign, a sidewalk cafe table.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“I’ll show you a wrist,” repeated Mr. Jaggers, with an immovable determination to show it.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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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