perseverance
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“This is truly a story of perseverance and internal belief that it was going to happen,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"The Yindjibarndi People's perseverance is an inspiration to other Traditional Owners who continue to fight for what they are owed," said Jamie Lowe, chief executive of the National Native Title Council.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“I see perseverance in there, and I see chasing dreams, and I see kids chasing after somebody who’s chasing their dreams as well.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
"Those early years were bit parts, chorus lines, lots of rejection... but my dear dad always reminded me that perseverance furthers, that was his motto."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
They perspired with the sweat of a horse and had a smell of suntanned hide and the taciturn and impenetrable perseverance of men from the uplands.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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This Week in Words: March 16–22, 2019
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