as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way
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Whichever one is the closest match is their determined contrast level, according to the filter.Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since effective job search is built around a series of steps and processes, a more inspiring task list would vary from day to day while covering the essentials: Contacting specific people, attending networking sessions, conducting outreach for a determined number of jobs, etc.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
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Back home on Wall Street, meanwhile, Lutnick seems intent on reviving the moribund SPAC market.Dan Primack, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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President of baseball operations Craig Breslow seems intent on upgrading his starting rotation, based on recent comments to The Athletic.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Company leaders nominally accepted the resolute reformulation, but still accepted their nation’s long-standing conventions.Michael Useem, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, in the work of the list’s four Arizona firms, the state’s sublime tradition of Desert Modernism, solidified most notably throughout Phoenix in the 1950s in the single-family work of Alfred Beadle, continues statewide with resolute spiritedness.Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The value of assets tied to Donald Trump — and those likely to benefit under his administration — surged in the wake of his decisive electoral victory on Tuesday.Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both parties are preparing to challenge ballots, especially if mail-in or absentee votes are decisive in swing states, raising the possibility of prolonged court fights.Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Music is such a unifying force, and the positive response from both groups gave me the courage to keep sharing.Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Both people who tested positive for H5N1 didn’t have typical flu symptoms.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Hell-bent (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell-bent%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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