25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Steadfastly \Stead"fast*ly\, adverb In a steadfast manner; firmly.

Steadfastly believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true. --Wake.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

steadfastly

adverb: with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: {firm}, {firmly}, {unwaveringly}]
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