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tenacious

[tuh-ney-shuhs] / təˈneɪ ʃəs /




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Savinho and Josko Gvardiol were especially culpable, with costly second-half misses after City finally found some momentum in the face of Sunderland's tenacious performance.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

“We’ve got to be nimble, tenacious, and smart,” Dorothy asserts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“Katie’s a very tenacious, self-assured individual,” recalled Jordan Ball, who was a senator for the opposition party.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Marcus Smart, who had starred in his role as a tenacious defender and tertiary ball-handler without James, played just 17 minutes off the bench, his fewest of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Then the wind began, warm, incipient, full of voices from the past, the murmurs of ancient geraniums, sighs of disenchantment that preceded the most tenacious nostalgia.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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