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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
• But nothing seems to be going right for Hank, who’s in the midst of a midlife crisis and seems dead set on burning his life down to the ground.
  — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2023
• 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
• Bronwyn is so dead set on proving this group does not operate in a way that’s fair.
  — Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
• 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
• If Taco Bell and Popeyes are dead set on being at the center of every conversation, Chipotle is stuck on the outskirts.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 30 Nov. 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
• Alien: Romulus is dead set on replicating the feeling of watching that Rosetta Stone of modern scary sci-fi movies.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Until a few months ago, Saudi Arabia was dead set against normalization.
  — Emile Hokayem, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2023
• 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
• Those same lawmakers are now dead set on removing Yoon, though their first attempt has proven unsuccessful.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
• Exacting clients dead set on the right location (location!
  — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
• But the mayor is dead set on extending his predecessor’s legacy as Giuliani 2.0 and delaying a more just future for New York.
  — Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024
• Crombie starred as Davola, a psychopath dead set on terrorizing Jerry, throughout a stint of episodes in season 4 of the classic comedy series.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
• 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
• In fact, the Oscar winner was dead set on quitting acting when the opportunity to reboot a classic Andy Griffith character came knocking a few years ago.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2024

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