hardy
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But “Doctor Who” is a hardy plant, an institution in two centuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
It is a small but hardy and nutritious wild potato that still grows across southwestern North America today, ranging from southern Utah and Colorado into northern Mexico.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026
No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
“I thought what we needed was laughter. Isn’t that what stupid old Benedict said? Well, hardy har har, that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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