one way or another

idiom

: by some method
He vowed that he would succeed (in) one way or another.

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One game isn’t going to change the season, one way or another. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2025 But once Butler's fate is sealed one way or another, Cowley suggests that LaVine could serve as a nice consolation prize. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 Just the same, the Chiefs one way or another and overall are uniquely steeled for this. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025 Most, if not all, of those factors were around — one way or another — even when the team was rolling off winning seasons. Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for one way or another 

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“One way or another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20way%20or%20another. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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