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patience

[pey-shuhns] / ˈpeɪ ʃəns /


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The challenge for management, directors and investors is to have patience through this painstaking process while simultaneously kicking the tires and asking all the right questions during the building process.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

He arrived in Michigan two years ago with a plan, a wallet, and zero patience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"There were 15 pages of comments and five different rounds of reviews. She had the patience and perseverance, and the paper turned out magnificently."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

It begins, as many great soups do, with patience: garbanzo beans soaked overnight, then simmered until tender.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“Hard work, faith, patience, and determination. I think that prayer and really believing in your wish can help more than anything else.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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