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endurance

[en-door-uhns, -dyoor-] / ɛnˈdʊər əns, -ˈdjʊər- /




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Tang enjoyed testing his endurance by running marathons and participating in triathlons.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

A substantial rise in fatty acids and liver-derived proteins associated with the demands of endurance exercise did not appear in the bloodstream until three hours after the workout.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

It has enough backbone for the journey without requiring the determined chewing that makes lunch feel like a mandibular endurance event.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

It is Exhibit A. A guarantee that demands this much luck, money, and endurance before a court will enforce it has not been functioning as a guarantee.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

In a eulogy two friends said Ferris had “miscalculated his powers of endurance, and he died a martyr to his ambition for fame and prominence.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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