An Enduring 2021

endure | [ en-door]

to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:to endure great financial pressures with equanimity.

to bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate:I cannot endure your insults any longer.

to continue to exist; last:These words will endure as long as people live who love freedom.

to support adverse force or influence of any kind; suffer without yielding; suffer patiently:Even in the darkest ages humanity has endured.

I’ve never felt more confident about a “Word of the Year” than this one. Let’s just get through this one, okay? We’ve been through a lot over the past 366 days. This year might be more of the same. Let’s simply endure. Anything else we accomplish will just be a bonus. We can do this!

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