decisiveness

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Noun
  • The song finds Wetmore shedding light on a childhood with a father battling against alcohol and pills, and Wetmore’s resulting desire and determination to forge a different path.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sustainable workplace culture change requires both determination and adaptability.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The court’s decision is expected to turn on whether charter schools, which are publicly funded but have private operators, are public schools under the law.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Listen to this article 5 min Sheryl Crow opened up about her decision to leave Los Angeles behind to start a new chapter of her life in Tennessee.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • These measures demonstrate the administration's resolve to continue economic and political pressure while seeking to limit Iran's military capabilities.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Ana is a force to be reckoned with, but the same youthful resolve that makes her charge forward lends itself to her most frustrating moments.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • OpenAI recommends including three key reminders in all agent prompts: persistence (keeping going until resolution), tool-calling (using available tools rather than guessing), and planning (thinking before acting).
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Zaragoza’s persistence, and Martinez’s gamble to uproot his family, were massively rewarded in the years that followed.
    Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Decisiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisiveness. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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