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Noun
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As far as mental fortitude, Penix is the definition of it.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
The person who has the fortitude to overcome multiple physical and mental challenges wins bragging rights, plus a hefty cash prize of $1 million.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The grit is hidden behind the gowns.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Postseason football is defined by grit and narrow margins.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The result is music that shows a surprising amount of gumption, if not much else.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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And though preseason predictions pegged Marty Supreme as Gwyneth Paltrow’s big Oscar comeback, Odessa A’zion’s performance as a girlfriend with gumption has usurped the Goopster’s buzz.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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Each design also has its own energy and spunk!—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
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Last time out, the 49ers eventually showed spunk pursuing the Cleveland Browns’ Shedeur Sanders, producing three sacks in a 26-8 win Nov. 30.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Experienced mountaineers can test their mettle and summit Mount Washington—one of the tallest mountains in the east with an elevation of 6,288 feet—with Northeast Mountaineering (from $375).—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
20 Dec. 2025
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The thing these endeavors share is a healthy balance between testing your mountain mettle and having a goofy good time.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
17 Dec. 2025
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Defense of humanity requires courage, moral clarity and our unwavering action.—
Bernard Cherkasov,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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And some poor choices have not diminished the status of the Norwegian Nobel Committee as the international arbiter of moral courage.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like the other characters in the book, Harper is a stock figure, the brainiac child, but her fearlessness in the face of a crumbling, dishonest world reinvigorates the type.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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For Zelda, that fearlessness is inherited.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2026
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Israel — home to more Holocaust survivors than any other country — marks its remembrance day, Yom HaShoah, on the anniversary of the April 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, emphasizing the heroism of the Jewish insurgents who resisted the Nazi terror.—
Vanessa Gera,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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This movie has positive themes of heroism, courage, and the power of family and prayer.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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