tenacious

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Coleman started playing football for St Catherine's, just around the corner from home, and Dorrian, who was the club's first-team manager, remembers he was "small, tenacious and had a big heart".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She leaned forward as she noted that Renee fits snugly with her repertory of tenacious roles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But more often, Moore has the grit and tenacious determination that it takes to deserve the mother title.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Moving to another direct-selling outfit, World Gift, the tenacious Mary Kay eventually achieved an upper-level position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They were stacked with talent—big, tough players, like Jason Zundel and Dallas Miller, and they had in Reggie a tenacious defender and supporting player.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel