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inner strength

[in-er strengkth, strength, strenth] / ˈɪn ər ˈstrɛŋkθ, ˈstrɛŋθ, ˈstrɛnθ /
NOUN
self-confidence
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“Jay has this sort of inner strength and principled view of what his duty is,” Christine Lagarde, the European Central Bank president, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And what is so special about Bette Davis is an incredible inner strength and the way she talks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Still vulnerable and lonely and isolated and maybe somewhat awkward, but I wanted him to have a kind of inner strength.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

But the video reveals her to be a woman of enormous inner strength.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

But he thought that whatever happened he had something, an inner strength or resolution that Hooper lacked.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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