as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
a bride-to-be bent on having the perfect wedding
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Adjective
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This could be the reason that Republicans seem determined to give them a tax cut.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025 -
His interest in the appraisals made by determined minds informed every issue of Lapham’s Quarterly.—
Donovan Hohn
June 13,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
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David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies are so intent on global expansion that even the biggest stock offering to date on Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR board counts the U.S. as one of its biggest markets, on par with China.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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Or private equity investors intent on maximizing profits might decide to pick up Warner Bros.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
9 June 2025
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Coupling calmness with resolute silence can be masterful.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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But as the match progressed, Djokovic – who turned 38 on Thursday – showed the kind of resolute determination which appeared to have deserted him of late, breaking Hurkacz four times in a tiebreak after each player had held serve throughout the second set.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Iran came to Russia’s aid in its war with Ukraine, playing a decisive role through supplying the model for its cheap and effective Shahed drones, which Russia has used to significant effect.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2025
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There’s an actual path to decisive success, and that can change the political calculus in Washington.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Apart from some injury disruptions, the loan spell felt like a positive one.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The catalysts of positive social change will be those who master hybrid intelligence—HI—the dynamic interplay between natural intelligence – NI – and artificial intelligence – AI.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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“Bent (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bent%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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