: characterized by eager willingness to accept and meet challenges
a can-do attitude
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Thanks to its low rents and gritty, can-do spirit, South Bend is packed with hardworking creatives.
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Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
One of the most important ways to help your child succeed is to promote a positive, can-do mindset.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 9 Dec. 2024
Recruiting entry-level candidates who possess a willingness to learn, good communication and a professional, can-do attitude is a solid starting point.
—Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Though The Martian has a can-do attitude that’s far from the doom-laden helplessness that overwhelms Alien, the two have in common a survivalist simplicity that arises from a single character who refuses to accept the seeming inevitability of failure.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
One of the most important ways to help your child succeed is to promote a positive, can-do mindset.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 9 Dec. 2024
Recruiting entry-level candidates who possess a willingness to learn, good communication and a professional, can-do attitude is a solid starting point.
—Allie Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Though The Martian has a can-do attitude that’s far from the doom-laden helplessness that overwhelms Alien, the two have in common a survivalist simplicity that arises from a single character who refuses to accept the seeming inevitability of failure.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Can-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can-do. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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