one way or another

idiom

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

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And President Trump is determined, one way or another. ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025 But neither of them have said one way or another yet too. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 That none of these people are nailing a campaign for a pulpy dumb thriller is not really a sign of anything one way or another. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025 Regardless, the Giants’ fourth-year GM needs to make a big splash at quarterback one way or another here. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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