perseverance

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Recent Examples of perseverance Attendees will hear stories of perseverance, leadership, and groundbreaking achievements in sports and beyond. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025 Westfield displayed its perseverance in the seventh as Grace Tempe led off with a double and came around to score on an RBI single by No. 8 hitter Caitlyn Arooth. Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025 The song becomes an anthem to perseverance, faith in God, and staying authentic, leaving a powerful message that not giving up has its rewards. Luisa Calle, Billboard, 13 June 2025 From the classrooms of HBCUs to the drive-thrus of fast-food chains, stories of perseverance, purpose and pride swept across the nation. Melissa Noel, Essence, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for perseverance
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Noun
  • His spirit of persistence and craftsmanship continues to shape the bourbon industry today.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • It’s been reopened in chunks, thanks to the unrelenting optimism and irrational persistence of a corps of downtown residents led by Rodriguez and Rosa Chang.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then the market for EVs started showing signs of slowing down, and the current administration’s determination to eliminate the federal tax credit for EVs started to alter the trajectory of the battery-electric vehicle uptake.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • While there is an investigation looking into what caused the Air India disaster, no official determination has been issued yet.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025

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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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