determination

Because here’s the thing, self-determination policies have done a lot for Native nations.

But when we listen even more closely, we hear a determination and a readiness for innovation in the voice of Americans.

Classical male nudes exhibited perfect athletic forms, embodying strength, beauty, and determination — the ideal masculine figure.

I used to have this impression that breakthroughs were uncommon, sporadic, sometimes happening by pure chance, sometimes by sheer determination.