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persevering

[pur-suh-veer-ing] / ˌpɜr səˈvɪər ɪŋ /


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But, wrote Clough "something told me he was worth persevering with".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

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

Lauren said she’s helped her sister with learning plays and persevering through tough practices while letting Sienna mostly hang out with fellow freshmen off the court.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

But the show gently yet cleverly pushed back against any detractors, opening with “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande singing a medley of three songs from the “Wizard of Oz” musical universe about persevering.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025

I thought about the young African women I’d met at the leadership forum, all of them now headed back to their own communities to pick up their work again, persevering through whatever tumult they faced.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama