亚洲网紅露点

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tenacity

[ tuh-nas-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence:

    the amazing tenacity of rumors.

  2. the quality of retaining something:

    the tenacity of memory.

  3. the quality or property of holding together firmly:

    testing the tenacity of the old book's binding.



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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tenacity1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; from Latin 迟别苍腻肠颈迟腻蝉 equivalent to 迟别苍腻肠- (stem of 迟别苍腻虫 ) 鈥渉olding fast,鈥 derivative of 迟别苍脓谤别 鈥渢o hold鈥 + -颈迟腻蝉 -ity ( def )
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Willis' childhood, where she lost her mother at age 15 and found herself relegated to second-class status after her father quickly remarried, is the origin of much of her drive and tenacity.

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And while members of the GOP applauded Booker鈥檚 tenacity, they also secretly snickered that 鈥渉e鈥檒l be as successful as Thurmond was holding back civil rights.鈥

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鈥淵ou would think she is not a freshman the way she plays defense 鈥 just her mentality, her tenacity, her length, her agility, her speed, her lateral movement,鈥 Bueckers said.

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After years of a cornucopia of abusive life choices 鈥 both self-inflicted and parentally initiated, Trump clings to a single strand of cogent thought with the tenacity of Sisyphus; how do I glorify myself?

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The scandal was only uncovered by the tenacity of the Richford family, who lost baby Harry in 2017 following a series of avoidable errors.

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