persevere
Example Sentences
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He said his father "persevered through pain" following the death of Daniel, who collapsed and died suddenly when he was 15 from the genetic heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
From BBC
Those moments were difficult for the alliance, but it persevered, said Lungescu.
This has helped motivate me, for example, to write that extra client proposal or competitive grant request and to persevere despite rejection and failure, like Frodo, throughout what has felt like a very long career.
But she persevered: "I want to help preserve this art form with new ideas."
From Barron's
But, wrote Clough "something told me he was worth persevering with".
From Barron's
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