persevere

"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

Mr. King initially believed the story was going nowhere, though his wife urged him to persevere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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

You've got to work hard and do it yourself and persevere at the end of the day, and if you keep working hard it will pay off.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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

It was an appropriate ending for the Carson, Calif., product who continues to be tested — and repeatedly perseveres.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

For now, I will continue using Saboun Nabulsi as this ancient tradition perseveres.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023

And yet she perseveres: She cleans her plate, she reads the book anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

The beautiful natural world of the Philippines perseveres, despite everything.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

And who better to teach a down-and-out lawyer about courage and gumption than a coyote who has persevered in the face of certain failure?

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

Guthrie has persevered through the challenges “Today” has faced over her tenure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

“I really gritted my teeth and persevered for 30 years before finally becoming prime minister,” Takaichi said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

They covered the secretary’s table, the reading desk, the stools—dreary papers of government, still bravely persevered in—of law, still to be codified—of commissariat and of armament and of orders for the day.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"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

She says it was a "pinch me" moment seeing her name next to the likes of Lady Gaga - something she says feels like a sign she should "keep persevering".

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

For this, we should look to King for hope and guidance on persevering amid adversity.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 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

He’d had a cordial, lonely, persevering face, and Ishmael turned now to stare into it, for there was a portrait of Arthur hung on the wall just to the left of a bookcase.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson