staying power
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“Girl to City” was an enjoyable, easy read, but with “Girl to Country,” Rigby has written something with real staying power.
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The movie’s opening weekend competition may have had more monetary success, but “Materialists” has the staying power of a real blockbuster.
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The things we tend to dismiss as scrappy, unfashionable or beneath notice often have more depth, more pleasure and more staying power than we give them credit for.
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Prior “Avatar” films were massive successes thanks to their staying power at the box office.
In the interview, Cuellar credited his political staying power to understanding his sprawling district, which includes Laredo, the busiest U.S. port of entry for trade.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
