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tenacious

[tuh-ney-shuhs] / təˈneɪ ʃəs /




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She was best known as the tenacious founder of the Music of Black Origin awards, which celebrated their 30th anniversary earlier this year in Manchester.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Marcus Smart resurrected his career as a tenacious defender at 32 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

One tenacious fallacy about Shakespeare is that his speeches are always clotted with gargantuan words; Macbeth’s “multitudinous seas incarnadine” is a classic example.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Since leaving the warren of the snares they had become warier, shrewder, a tenacious band who understood each other and worked together.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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