fortitude
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Offa’s successors appear to have lacked his fortitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"I salute the fortitude of my members who have needlessly been forced to endure months of attacks and hardship to get us to this point," the union leader said.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
But it certainly makes him look cowardly that he can’t even muster the fortitude to say it in public, much less to his boss’s face.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
She’s like, “Oh, I have the mental fortitude to withstand this temporary blow.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
That he was surprised by the connection was evident; he sustained it, however, with fortitude, and so far from going away, turned back with them, and entered into conversation with Mr. Gardiner.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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