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perseverance

[pur-suh-veer-uhns] / ˌpɜr səˈvɪər əns /


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Third, the discipline and perseverance to execute that system through every market environment.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"This text represents perseverance in the pursuit of climate justice, even in the face of enormous political pressure," she told AFP.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“I see perseverance in there, and I see chasing dreams, and I see kids chasing after somebody who’s chasing their dreams as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“It took patience and perseverance being a beginner again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

None of these women could ever have imagined a life like the one I now had, but they’d trusted that their perseverance would yield something better, eventually, for someone like me.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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