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Noun
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Youth in the program learn to leverage the discipline and skill development from boxing and apply it to their daily lives to combat trauma and build mental fortitude.—
Lydia T. Blanco,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
What appears to be luck is actually a demonstration of skill: strong endgame coaching, say, or general mental fortitude.—
Tyler Foggatt,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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And don’t blink —Auburn and Michigan are set to light up the arena in a battle of athleticism and grit.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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There’s simply no substitute for the positive outcomes that qualities like grit, individual effort, commitment and consistency can predictably bring into your life.—
Vinesh Sukumaran,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As for the decorative changes, some were straightforward, while others required at least a little gumption.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Or, rather, how many players in Murillo’s position would ever have the wit and gumption to try to pull it off?—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Like things could change for the better if only a few teenagers with the right balance of spunk and smarts showed up.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Think of Usher’s costume-leaning spunk, Erykah Badu’s eccentricity, Teyana Taylor’s punk sensibility, Lauryn Hill’s just-go-for-it attitude, and Gunna who is experimental at times.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
12 Mar. 2025
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Others are brilliant master watchmakers who long toil for other brands and one day strike out on their own to prove their mettle.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Experienced surfers test their mettle on La Purruja, a lefthand reef break in front of the main parking lot, and Little Hawaii, a barreling reef break on the very north side of the beach.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
14 Mar. 2025
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The question is: Will your organization have the courage to relinquish outdated control mechanisms and embrace fluidity as its greatest strength?—
Izabela Lundberg,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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After 20 years, the Big Bang remains a symbol of modernity and creative courage.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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That his record is treated as honorable, rather than hushed up and relegated to the trash bin of history, is a sour commentary on heroism and distinction in modern America.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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President Barack Obama later honored him for his heroism.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yes, Republicans have been getting an earful from their districts, but those skirmishes are going to look perfectly benign compared to what a vindictive Trump could unleash for lawmakers who show too much pluck.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, an exceedingly polite, marmalade-slurping fellow in a floppy felt hat and blue duffel coat arrived in theaters and offered an uplifting story about tolerance and pluck.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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