one way or another
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While traders are waiting for Iran’s response to the U.S. proposal, investors are “seemingly confident that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen soon one way or another, for otherwise crude oil would not have fallen.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"I think everybody has been affected by cancer unfortunately in one way or another," said the actress, who is set to leave the show this year.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Brooks’ best guess is that perhaps as much as half of the supposedly shuttered-in crude is actually managing to escape one way or another.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
The extra cash prompted many to cut personal income taxes in one way or another.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Bond technicians could dream up ever more complicated securities without worrying too much about government regulation—one reason why so many derivatives had been derived, one way or another, from bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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