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In natural English speech, "tenacity" appears in contexts such as: "I live by two words, tenacity and gratitude. Tenacity gets you where you want to go. At 77, I am still filled with ambition.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/təˈnæsəti/

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I live by two words, tenacity and gratitude.

Tenacity gets you where you want to go.

At 77, I am still filled with ambition.

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noun

The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.

“Like the Cuscus of the Moluccas, the Galeopithecus feeds chiefly on leaves, and possesses a very voluminous stomach and long convoluted intestines. The brain is very small, and the animal possesses such remarkable tenacity of life, that it is exceedingly difficult to kill it by any ordinary means.”

Synonyms:tenaciousness determination persistency retentiveness

noun

The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.

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