patience
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The 62-year-old later awarded the crowd's patience by delivering a full run of the club anthem, but it was of course mixed to a host of cleverly intertwined samples.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
He persevered and learned a valuable lesson: patience still pays off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“But the question is how long patience will last when inflation stubbornly stays above the target,” SEB’s Marcus Widen said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“Right, let’s just get through Antarctica,” Mr. MacPherson said, his patience wearing thin.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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