toughness
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Lacaze attributes her toughness to her modest upbringing in Brisbane, Australia, where she was the fourth of five children behind three brothers who tried to nab the food from her plate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
One of the most notable was its ability to combine tensile strength and toughness, two properties that are often difficult to achieve together in conventional materials.
From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026
“His relentlessness and his toughness are in the blood of our team.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
And in more recent years, he became the subject of a string of internet memes, including "Chuck Norris facts", which jokingly exaggerated his strength and toughness.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Qendrim’s knee was still throbbing, but channeling the toughness he’d learned from his professional-soccer-playing grandfather, Qendrim told Luma he was ready to go back in.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Vocabulary lists containing toughness
Engineering - Introductory
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