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Definition of staying power
: capacity for continuing (as in existence, influence, or popularity) without weakening
Examples of staying power in a Sentence
a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power
a song with staying power
Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.
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Recent Examples on the Web For an internet phenomenon, DoggoLingo has had staying power.
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Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, "Cute canines on the web inspire DoggoLingo," 14 May 2020 Baby Yoda apparently has staying power—especially when there is nothing else to do.
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Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Disney’s Stream Turns Into a Torrent," 9 Apr. 2020 Plug Power, which soared in pre-market trading, turned negative before 10:00 a.m. in New York, which shows these moves may not have much staying power.
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Luke Kawa, Bloomberg.com, "Retail Option Traders Re-Up Bets After Stock Darlings Plummet," 7 May 2020 Neither exercise lends itself to a final product with much staying power.
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Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "NFL mock draft 2020: Patriots land Tom Brady's replacement at QB after free agency, trades shake up first round," 19 Mar. 2020 But the bank believes Netflix will continue to benefit from cord-cutting, a trend with staying power.
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Julia Horowitz, CNN, "This is a 'make or break quarter' for Netflix," 16 Oct. 2019 His death on Thursday at age 86 marked a nation feeling sorely in need of a leader with Chirac’s staying power.
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Elaine Ganley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Late French leader Chirac had steely will with a human touch," 26 Sep. 2019 Whether Pineiro has that much staying power remains a wide-open question.
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Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "Bears waive Elliott Fry, leaving Eddy Pineiro as the only kicker on the roster — for now: ‘I’ve still got to make kicks.’," 19 Aug. 2019 Sally Hansen will be discounting some of your favorite items at 30% off, including their Miracle Gel Nail Top Coat, a 2-step chip-resistant nail polish with gel-like staying power.
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Jennifer Ford, Essence, "Don't Miss Amazon Prime Day and These Beauty Deals," 11 July 2019
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