tenacity
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The Dutch -- with their dikes, dams and vast waterworks--have long been admired for their tenacity in the face of flood risks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
During the summer of 2018, “an adult male intruder showed up to the nest and with great tenacity, refused to leave,” wrote Friends of Big Bear Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Not poetic, perhaps, but Homeric in its tenacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
During his 55-minute chat with Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Stefanovic said he admired his "tenacity" and "courage" in "trying to stand up for what you believe is right".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It was his one remaining point of reference and he clung to it with a fierce Pavlovian tenacity, partly through habit and partly because he had nothing with which to replace it.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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