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one way or another

idiom

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

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Or at least, in business together one way or another. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Nov. 2025 But one way or another, that’s about to change. Sam McDowell 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 Caught in the film’s thirst for blood and revenge, Ellen must face herself and her own trauma honestly for the first time — a journey from which, one way or another, there is no coming back. Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025 Thus, Smith certainly isn’t surprised that the audience is construing the show as anti-AI, but the Pluribus brain trust would prefer not to undercut the overall viewing experience by explicitly defining it one way or another. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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