trouper

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Either way, the limited series catapulted the careers of Sterling K. Brown, who played Darden, and Sarah Paulson, already a repeat Murphy trouper via “American Horror Story,” to stratospheric heights thanks to their Emmy-winning performances.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

My mom was a trouper on long walks in the Boston and Rome airports and a four-hour food tour in Rome, but would never travel with me again if I tried that in multiple cities!

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Proving herself a trouper, she makes Michael Mayer’s production seem less frivolous than when it first opened.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2022

And the superest trouper of all is Queen Elizabeth.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2022

Save perhaps that my mother was a noble before she was a trouper.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss