one way or another

idiom

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

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There’s a title character, who is always present one way or another. Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 June 2025 In the wake of the recent announcements, Nguyen vows that one way or another the film, with new additions since Sundance, will be released this year — and expressed his own surprise at the reception The Stringer has received in the journalism community. Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025 But there is also a widespread sense of resignation that the Trump settlement will happen, one way or another. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 Lost animals often manage to get back to their owners one way or another. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 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 12 Jun. 2025.

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