tenacious
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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
The film’s own logline gets at the tension: four tenacious girls navigate an $800 million business “in which innocence and ambition collide.”
From Salon β Aug. 28, 2026
However, Kevin’s tenacious new client Wile E. Coyote refuses to settle.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 26, 2026
“She had travel insurance, and it was a bit of a nightmare. They eventually paid because we were tenacious, but it took two-plus months.”
From MarketWatch β Jul. 9, 2026
“Mercer Day’s number two is a tenacious defender! It is going to be hard to get the ball to Majidi under that kind of pressure.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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