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Stamina

/stˈæmənə/
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(noun) The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

Sam doesn't have the stamina to finish a marathon.
You have to have a lot of stamina to be an Olympic athlete.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Marathon runners need incredible ____ to keep going for over forty kilometers without stopping to rest.

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