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Tenacious shares a Latin root with maintain, tenure, and entertain. What does the root mean?

tenacious

[tuh-nay-shuhs] / tΙ™ΛˆneΙͺ ΚƒΙ™s /




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Karoline Leavitt, the tenacious former Trump White House press secretary, is joining Fox News as a contributor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, Kevin’s tenacious new client Wile E. Coyote refuses to settle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

To them, Owens is tenacious, entertaining, earnest and sincere — a voice they trust in a dishonest and chaotic media landscape.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Ellen White: Bruno gives them something different again because he is so tenacious, an absolute warrior.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Once life originates, it tends to be very adaptable and tenacious.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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