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This week's word in the news: RESILIENT

DEFINITION:
Someone able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“She was incredibly resilient, strong and decisive,” Jennings said in an interview with the Bay Area News Group.
►The Los Angeles Daily News -- 10/02/2023