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fortitude

[fawr-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈfɔr tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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Loyalties and fortitude are repeatedly tested in this immersive drama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Again, Townsend has gone with form and fortitude.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

To make a life here, pioneers had to rely on faith, fortitude and family.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Few, if any, poems exist hailing the fortitude of Roman women like Lucretia and her equivalent in “House of Ashur,” Claudia Black’s Cossutia.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Maybe my mother did see reality in all its shades and colours, and was simply using organized religion to cultivate qualities like patience, resiliency, fortitude, hope and optimism.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane