one way or another
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The share of corporate profits returned to investors one way or another has been pretty steady over many decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
So the impact of the debt "finds its way to the pocketbooks of people one way or another," says MacGuineas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many people were back at work in one way or another, and the government had managed to get the American people through the crisis without suffering economic ruin.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Her estate will be probated, one way or another.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Today, one way or another, their journey would end.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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