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staying power

staying power

The ability to endure or last, as in I'm not sure that this young novelist will have staying power, or Our candidate definitely has staying power. This expression comes from racing, where it means "the strength to maintain speed through a race." [Second half of 1800s]
See also: power, stay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FlorianFLO-ree-ahn (German), FLAWR-yahn (Polish)German, Polish, French
FermÍN-Spanish
Bohumila-Czech
Finnr-Ancient Scandinavian
WestonWES-tənEnglish
Burton['bə:tn]
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