tenacity
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Ms. Rodriguez’s Galloway lacks the cool ferocity and terrier-like tenacity that drive her character’s righteous insistence on seeing justice done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
He has been on the fringes of the Lakers rotation in part because his three-point shot is not reliable enough to offset his consistent defensive tenacity and energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Like any group of people, the Somali immigrant community contains good and bad people in it, but on the whole, their very existence is a testament to human tenacity.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Shelton, who stands 6-foot-4, is a ferocious athlete who can smother the court, and he’s developed a mental tenacity to stick out tough moments, like that tiebreak over Carlos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He had a grudging respect for my tenacity, and he had been surprised that I noticed something odd about the air in his room.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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