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Noun
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He was surrounded by the remnants of war and hardship: a rough neighborhood in which dominance and toughness served him well.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025 -
There’s toughness and savvy within the rest of the group.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Rather than demanding Arab and Muslim partners choose sides, Trump understands that a prosperous Gulf can engage from strength.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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On the services side, leisure and hospitality (38,000) and financial activities (20,000) provided some signs of strength.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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And although the oceanic and overland legs of Twain’s journey required more patience and stamina than even a flight out of Newark, the hassle—and, more especially, the expense—worked in his favor.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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The Seventh Avenue Beach, in particular, has been recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council for its cleanliness.—
Rachel Chang,
AFAR Media,
2 June 2025
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Since his time in office, Mahan has stressed that the city needs to be more focused on residents’ priorities: reducing unsheltered homelessness, increasing public safety and cleanliness, and attracting investment.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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As Zidler, Petkoff portrays with vigor a self-serving weasel, albeit with a heart.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
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Institutions from the Vatican to corporate boardrooms have long debated how to balance vigor and judgment.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Her framework—productivity, vitality, transformation—offers a roadmap based on the Stanford Longevity Centre’s new roadmap of life, designed to live our bonus decades with agency and joy.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Lisa Fallon drew inspiration from their creativity, noticing an earth and hands in almost all of them, the use of green trees and a lot of butterflies that carried different meanings for the students, including hope, vitality, diversity and welcoming.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The good news was that better sanitation and hygiene, the advent of antibiotics and universal childhood vaccination programs meant people were living longer than ever before.—
Scott Braunstein,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Wherry said these drones will document the region’s homeless population and clothing, food, water and hygiene products to homeless residents with outreach efforts.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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“Ruggedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruggedness. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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