: characterized by eager willingness to accept and meet challenges
a can-do attitude
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His résumé bears the hallmarks of can-do Millennial idealism: an internship on Barack Obama’s 2007 primary campaign; five months in Zambia working for the Clinton Health Access Initiative.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Even the ever-optimistic, can-do second-grade teacher Janine Teagues (Brunson) is falling behind on grading.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
That can-do attitude nurtured by Carter in the 1970s exists to this day.
—Brandon Livesay, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Thanks to its low rents and gritty, can-do spirit, South Bend is packed with hardworking creatives.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
Even the ever-optimistic, can-do second-grade teacher Janine Teagues (Brunson) is falling behind on grading.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
That can-do attitude nurtured by Carter in the 1970s exists to this day.
—Brandon Livesay, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Thanks to its low rents and gritty, can-do spirit, South Bend is packed with hardworking creatives.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Can-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can-do. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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