tenacious
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The Brewers led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage, tormenting opponents with a tenacious, old-school approach that turned every at-bat into an existential battle.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
“She is tenacious and works around the clock,” said San Francisco City Atty.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 23, 2026
After a winless two days there was enormous pressure on Hull and Woad and the former barely missed a shot in an impressive 3&2 win over the tenacious Megan Khang.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
She aptly notes, however, that the fierce defense of the fugitives in Christiana was rooted in “decades of tenacious, ever-evolving anti-slavery and Black rights efforts,” which had “spread out across Philadelphia and rural southeastern Pennsylvania.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 2, 2026
Nobody could have called it a specially happy kind—hut people are tenacious of life, and will go on living.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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