patience
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Wandering the “maze” of streets in Venice takes patience, he tells us: “Proceeding like the knight in a game of chess, you chart a course of right angles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He said the U.S. privately defined timelines for countries to comply, telling reporters: “I’m not going to set timelines, but we do not have infinite patience here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
That futility was starting to spill over to his defense, too, as he dropped a routine foul ball in front of a crowd whose patience had long since worn thin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
He showed patience and sound judgement, though still had the range of strokes to push the scoring along at a healthy rate without taking risks.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I’ve no patience for all that helloing and chitchat about diapers! The baby’s on his way and there’s no time to waste. Incorrigibles, come!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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