hardy

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Previous work has shown that the hardy microbe can withstand radiation and desiccation, making it a candidate for interplanetary survival.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

It is a small but hardy and nutritious wild potato that still grows across southwestern North America today, ranging from southern Utah and Colorado into northern Mexico.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

This is a good Lions squad - extremely creative at their best and capable of brutal physicality up front through some seriously hardy ball-carriers.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

The cathedral’s interior was massive—it seemed, impossibly, even larger than the outside—and though damaged, a few hardy believers knelt here and there in silent prayer.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs