toughness

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Recent Examples of toughness Despite its toughness, the device is lightweight at just 2.1 ounces and compact, measuring 3.7 by 2.4 by 0.47 inches. Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025 Staying on the field has required a mental toughness, too, especially the last few years. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025 But according to Henry, the Patriots’ rookies are learning that self-criticism has its limits; a critical ingredient to the mental toughness required to stick in the NFL. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 The key to mental and physical toughness, its proponents claimed, was following a set of daily rules for 75 days: Work out twice for 45 minutes, maintain a strict diet, drink a gallon of water and read at least 10 pages of nonfiction, among other things. Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for toughness 

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