one way or another

idiom

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

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So much of our livelihood has been in that worker/partnership with Ford one way or another. Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Change is coming eventually, one way or another. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Although some of Alekseyev’s music has been banned, millions of Russians still listen one way or another—singing it in the streets and in karaoke bars, or streaming cover versions online. Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025 Since then, many on the right have celebrated the move and rationalized it one way or another. Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.

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