: characterized by eager willingness to accept and meet challenges
a can-do attitude
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Since medical marijuana was legalized there, an entire industry has sprung up seemingly overnight — scrappy, local, women-focused and driven by a can-do ethos that could only happen in America’s heartland.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Both players also showed leadership qualities on a team where know-how and can-do haven’t often aligned.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
This can-do attitude has been driving Krier since her pioneer upbringing in North Dakota — and was sharpened during her career as a Boeing engineer building B-17 and B-29 bombers during World War II.
—Karla Marie Sanford, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
And the Hall of Famer instilled the team with a cheeky can-do mindset that put the Orioles over the top and lingered for decades to come.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Both players also showed leadership qualities on a team where know-how and can-do haven’t often aligned.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
This can-do attitude has been driving Krier since her pioneer upbringing in North Dakota — and was sharpened during her career as a Boeing engineer building B-17 and B-29 bombers during World War II.
—Karla Marie Sanford, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
And the Hall of Famer instilled the team with a cheeky can-do mindset that put the Orioles over the top and lingered for decades to come.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Can-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can-do. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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