persevere
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But the rewards for those who persevere are as rich as the imperial economy that once furnished bountiful goods to the Romano-British gentleman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The trumpeters valiantly persevere but, by the end of the day, everyone's wrung out.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
As the movie amply demonstrates, it took guts for Woodward and Bernstein to persevere with their reporting in the face of terrified sources and their own growing paranoia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“Positive momentum across durable goods in February should hopefully help this area of the economy persevere through the current turmoil without too much damage,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
To help her persevere, and understand her place in the world.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
But he perseveres in the hope of striking it rich.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Meantime, Stafford perseveres without his two top targets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Knowing the Paris Games may be her last, she perseveres, training six days a week hoping to get better, to get faster, to win.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
Fortunately, the rock hasn't caused any damage to Perseverance, though it has certainly lived up to its owner as it perseveres in clinging to the rover after so many miles.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022
The beautiful natural world of the Philippines perseveres, despite everything.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
But she persevered, and during her 16 years in New York became a prominent name in the avant-garde world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He persevered and learned a valuable lesson: patience still pays off.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
She persevered and graduated from a high school special education program, then attempted community college.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026
Warwickshire's seamers persevered nobly, with Ethan Bamber and Beau Webster most threatening, but the fourth-wicket pair batted with solid technique and total concentration.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
And she had a good life ahead of her if only she'd persevered.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Ms. Alexander, deservedly Oscar-nominated for the role, creates a grounded, subtle portrait of persevering motherhood, Carol’s husband never having returned from San Francisco and very likely dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
For this, we should look to King for hope and guidance on persevering amid adversity.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026
But, wrote Clough "something told me he was worth persevering with".
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
To Morales, persevering through that long, painful history is what makes the agreement so significant: The tribe is “basically on the map now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
I considered not imposing upon George LaTrell, because the truth is that in addition to being tired of persevering, I was also tired of imposing.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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