one way or another

idiom

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

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Different capacities are needed to end homelessness, and those can be filled one way or another, Montoute said. Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025 This is my job − one way or another, to try to help my children. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 June 2025 This is my job — one way or another, to try to help my children. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 16 June 2025 All expressed their concerns, one way or another, to different officials within the facility, all the way up to the warden. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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