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• But Jeff continued to drive and glass, dead set on putting his mule deer tag last.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 Nov. 2023
• That’s where Cecconi’s mind went, dead set on a slider.
  — The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
• Yet Viserys seems dead set on keeping Rhaenyra his heir.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Sep. 2022
• Lister was dead set on living forever even as his wife, Waryel, begged him to pull the plug on his project.
  — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
• The film is about two teenagers dead set on doing revenge on each other’s nemesis.
  — Meecham Whitson Meriweather, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2022
• There can only be one girlboss in this cast, and Wendy is dead set on making sure that woman is her.
  — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 July 2021
• Sasha is dead set against appearing on the Strange Exits podcast.
  — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022
• Since the firm started streaming in 2007, company leaders have been dead set against ads.
  — Jon Markman, Forbes, 29 June 2022
• But an organized group of anti-mask crusaders from around the state is dead set against letting this happen.
  — Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Aug. 2021
• Still, lawmakers at the March 23 hearing seemed dead set on dealing with TikTok as a one-off problem.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2023
• These aliens lurking about seem to be dead set on making everyone pregnant.
  — Kelly McClure, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
• From the beginning, Charter seemed dead set on walking away from its $2.2 billion deal with Disney.
  — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
• The Spartans will be dead set on avenging last season’s decisive loss in Seattle.
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
• Republicans, who spent a decade dead set on repealing the law, blocked any policies to expand its reach.
  — New York Times, 27 Feb. 2021
• The caveats: This is for people who aren't dead set on a certain hotel or specific neighborhood.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 9 Oct. 2022
• Of course, governments tend to be much better at getting in the way than getting out of it, and Biden is dead set on staying in the way of lower energy prices.
  — David Blackmon, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• Now, the SpaceX mastermind, who is dead set on colonizing the Red Planet, is doubling down on that sentiment.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2021
• The standard narrative of the Church over the past two centuries depicts an institution dead set against the modern world abruptly swerving to embrace it.
  — Paul Elie, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022
• Goff and other medical experts added that the mandates also reach a wider group of people who aren’t completely dead set against the vaccination.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2021
• While vaccine opponents may appear vocal, medical experts say most are not dead set against the vaccination and need that push brought up by a mandate.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2021
• At least for now, Fisher appears dead set on sticking with the same ol’ as the program’s primary offensive coordinator.
  — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Oct. 2021
• This leaves just about all Ukrainians, from President Volodymyr Zelensky on down, dead set against negotiations.
  — Mujib Mashal, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
• Of course, there’s an obvious possible answer to the question of why some Americans are still dead set on ending affirmative action.
  — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
• Per his annual tradition, Tom Cruise was dead set on sending a message to impress theater owners at CinemaCon.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
• Per his annual tradition, Tom Cruise was dead set on sending a message to impress theater owners at CinemaCon.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
• If Democrats and Republicans are dead set on spending a trillion dollars for infrastructure, northwest Arkansas might as well look to upgrade its rail.
  — Arkansas Online, 30 June 2021
• And then there are those in positions of authority who are committed to the status quo and dead set against reforms no matter how much evidence is presented that something is broken.
  — Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2023
• After all, the pair's relationship is already on its last leg — Kate brings up their age gap and Logan's lackluster finances constantly — but Gabby and Rachel appear dead set on being the tag team that puts the final nail in its coffin.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
• The family is forced to deal with a ghastly supernatural force that seems dead set on bringing real harm to them, and what follows is a nightmare of epic proportions, toeing the line between historical fact and fiction.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 Mar. 2021
• Henry is the patriarch, a believer in God and natural selection, a man dead set on convincing his daughter Henrietta that inbreeding is the best way to make a winning racehorse.
  — Courtney Maum, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022

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