tenacious
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May you marvel at this story of the person behind the painting as much as I do at the tenacious person behind the telling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Forte plays Kevin Avery, a downcast injury lawyer living in Albuquerque who begrudgingly accepts a new client, the tenacious Wile E. Coyote, in a trial against the Acme Corp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
If the future of filmmaking really is in the hands of those who can best define this dreary period of life, “It Ends” meets that challenge with an optimistic, tenacious flair movies have been missing.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ellen White: Bruno gives them something different again because he is so tenacious, an absolute warrior.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The tenacious birds regrouped and came at her again.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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