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tenacious

Holding firmly to something; persistent and determined.

GRESAT

Example

Her tenacious pursuit of justice for the wrongfully convicted ultimately led to the overturning of three sentences.

Synonyms

persistentdoggedresolutedeterminedstubborn

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