undeterred
adjective
un·de·terred
ˌən-di-ˈtərd 
-dē-
: not discouraged or prevented from acting : not deterred
a politician undeterred by criticism
So far, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso have rejected his offer … But Pickens, ever the wheeler-dealer, is undeterred.—
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—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Successive governments have backed nuclear power as central to France’s energy independence, undeterred by the Chernobyl disaster.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, requires AI content to be labeled, but many accounts fail to do so and operate undeterred by the company’s policies, WIRED reported.
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Successive governments have backed nuclear power as central to France’s energy independence, undeterred by the Chernobyl disaster.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Successive governments have backed nuclear power as central to France’s energy independence, undeterred by the Chernobyl disaster.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, requires AI content to be labeled, but many accounts fail to do so and operate undeterred by the company’s policies, WIRED reported.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Successive governments have backed nuclear power as central to France’s energy independence, undeterred by the Chernobyl disaster.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Undeterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeterred. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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