one way or another

idiom

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

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Lost animals often manage to get back to their owners one way or another. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 Instead, the fans showed out, the racing delivered, and North Wilkesboro’s spot on the Cup schedule — one way or another — is very much secure. Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 19 May 2025 With one more year of control over the player, GM Don Sweeney has said definitively that Geekie will be on the team next season, one way or another. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025 Technology at the time could not be used to prove one way or another who really made that phone call. David Schutz, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 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 30 May. 2025.

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