one way or another

idiom

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

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Manning hasn’t hinted one way or another regarding his draft status for 2026.. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025 So the Thunder’s potential MVP broke out the smile, a seconds-long freeze frame that could stand in a week as this titanic series’ defining image, one way or another. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025 Many of those initial import tax rates have since been changed one way or another, but the administration still has not agreed to any new trade deal. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 7 May 2025 This Windows 10 cliff edge is coming one way or another. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 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 18 May. 2025.

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