tenacity
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With the tenacity of a farmhand, his desire to grow in stand-up caught the attention of one of his idols, Gabriel Iglesias, a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Like any group of people, the Somali immigrant community contains good and bad people in it, but on the whole, their very existence is a testament to human tenacity.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
The blast came on the 11th pitch of the at-bat—fitting for a player whose entire existence in the major leagues is the result of unrelenting tenacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In “The Steps,” Mr. Stallone, 80, tells a hard-knocks origin story that will leave the reader full of respect for his tenacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She had evoked the town idealized by nostalgia with such strong tenacity that Gaston understood that she would not get married unless he took her to live in Macondo.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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