persevere
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Driving around town, looking at the lots and the wreckage, Cooley says he started to notice the bits of nature that were trying to persevere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The trumpeters valiantly persevere but, by the end of the day, everyone's wrung out.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
"I was never a great student growing up, but I found martial arts really gave me the drive to persevere and do hard things," Terao said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
They’re human; they want and need, betray and boast, and persevere against the unknown in ways that we all are right now.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
“And good luck. I’ll stay here and persevere, and we’ll meet again when the fighting stops.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
But he perseveres in the hope of striking it rich.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
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
For now, I will continue using Saboun Nabulsi as this ancient tradition perseveres.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023
After Thackeray is assigned to a rowdy class of troublemakers, the older students do their best to break his spirit, while the teacher perseveres to prepare the class for the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The beautiful natural world of the Philippines perseveres, despite everything.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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
Treasury 30-year bond when it topped 5% and he has persevered with that, enjoying limited success.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
Those moments were difficult for the alliance, but it persevered, said Lungescu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Then a frost glazed the ground—winter came; relentlessly, the dog pleaded to be set free; unflaggingly, Cleofes persevered.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
"The work you do in there isn't easy -- the dust, the smell of dead people who are already decomposing. But here we are, persevering," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
If you’re suffering from the persevering cold and in need of some cooking inspiration, fret not.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
"It just goes to show you... just to keep persevering, my team and everybody behind me, it means so much to come away as Olympic champion."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
As it happens, Mr. Fox has found enough staunchly persevering or recently revived craft workshops to buoy his spirits—and ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
On Miss Lucas’s persevering, however, she added, “Very well; if it must be so, it must.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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