one way or another

idiom

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

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And, while benefits need to be cut one way or another, it can be done relatively fairly. Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024 An outlook’s ability to accurately predict the weather one way or another will be weak if there is an equal 33% chance for each event occurring. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024 In other words, seven in 10 users (71%) aren’t able to accurately judge their current ability levels one way or another. Bernardo Nunes, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024 Top to bottom, Season 2 will explore the theme of forgiveness, according to both Segel and Lawrence, with each character facing it head on one way or another. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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