as in dedication
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
his refusal to be swayed on this issue is more the result of stubbornness than principled steadfastness
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Noun
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The guide is in line with the Space System Protection Standard, which summarizes NASA's continuous dedication to supporting the creation of exact cybersecurity standards for its space systems.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025 -
The scholarships are awarded to student caddies who demonstrate academic excellence, financial need, dedication on the golf course and exemplary character.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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This kind of fierce loyalty has been crucial to Dropout’s growth.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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This strategic alignment, with a focus on a seamless customer experience, fuels revenue growth, strengthens customer loyalty, cuts churn and positions the business for success.—
Julie Thomas,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The former — the college commitment — came a year ago.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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Cruise, though, is very determined to remind us just how much physical commitment his action work requires.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Feeling abandoned, fans returned the favor, switching allegiances to the Lakers to remain with Doncic.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Now, my devotion continues with her newest, Swept Away — a love story about two strangers who get stranded at sea together on a houseboat.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Elias may have to shake off his devotion to metrics and get back to signing people who can play baseball and stay healthy for the entire season.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
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Closer to home, Jeff’s billions can’t buy the fidelity of his girlfriend Hester (Hadley Robinson), who’s taken off for an orgy-adjacent gathering in Mexico.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
31 May 2025
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Such recordings suffered from low fidelity and captured only a small segment of the audible sound spectrum.—
Richard Gunderman,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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“Steadfastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadfastness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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