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perseverance

[pur-suh-veer-uhns] / ˌpɜr səˈvɪər əns /


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Official propaganda exhorted citizens to face their lives and their duty to the Fatherland with endurance and perseverance.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The American story is filled with innovation and ingenuity, perseverance and prejudice. Tensions that have fuelled some of the most extraordinary artistic achievements in history."

From BBC

The door of the Legacy Tower symbolizes perseverance, Smith says.

From Los Angeles Times

“Stand” is an exploration of 10 virtues—“agency, vulnerability, patriotism, truth, humility, community, creativity, perseverance, grace, and vision.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Second Grinnell Expedition’s “intrepid” crew was under the leadership of what New York’s Daily Herald called, “the indefatigable perseverance and indomitable courage” possessed by its thirty-three-year-old naval surgeon and commander.

From Literature