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grit

[grit] / grɪt /




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Qualities like grit or self-control influenced overall performance, but they did not prevent people from having less productive days.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

You can always have quality, but you need grit and desire and a will to win through the whole squad.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Rough & Tumble — the name captures the sweat and grit of politics — has continued without interruption for 30-plus years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

They brought flair, grit, and feet that seemed magnetized to the ball as they starred for clubs such as Ajax and Barcelona, AC Milan and Juventus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I’m too proud to call for help, though, so I grit my teeth and wait.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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