persevering

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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

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

A 90,000-strong crowd had been forced to contend with heavy rain at Wembley Stadium earlier in the night, but it was worth persevering to watch the spectacle unfold.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

They had succeeded, as a matter of fact, after putting in complicated and persevering days at it.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez