dogged
stubbornly persistent in effort
Dogged in a sentence
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Her dogged determination eventually wore down every objection.
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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
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