perseverance

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Recent Examples of perseverance From his early days hustling as a fintech ambassador to scaling multimillion-dollar startups and pioneering AI automation, his career illustrates the power of curiosity and perseverance. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 That he’s made a career in professional football for seven years since is a testament to his talent and perseverance. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025 At the foundation of all of these identities are resolve and perseverance, and at 71 years old, these hallmarks of her personality have not faded. Alex Gonzalez, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 The melancholic and bleak moments are balanced by the characters’ perseverance, which makes their triumphs shine much brighter. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perseverance
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Noun
  • Matt Cardona remains one of the best stories of persistence and dedication in professional wrestling.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • Her power, patience and persistence show up all over the stat sheet.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 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
  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife did not indicate in its news release what may have caused the animal’s death but said a final determination will be made after a necropsy.
    Max Levy, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • This portrait of a chef who moved from Japan in the 1970s delivers a generous helping of warm and fuzzy feels, as its subject faces challenges with determination and celebrates the daily joy of creating beautiful bites.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

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“Perseverance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perseverance. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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