stalwart ˈstȯl-wərt adjective and noun
adjective: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
adjective: possessing or displaying courage
adjective: dependable
noun: a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
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The word stalwart has appeared in 173 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 2 in “Mothers of Reinvention: The Lab Pivots as Studios Close” by Margaret Fuhrer:
It is a scary time to be running a dance studio anywhere, and perhaps nowhere more than Los Angeles. The strain of protracted shutdowns and plunging enrollment, magnified by the city’s rising rents, proved too much for several prominent dance centers during the pandemic…
… In August, the Los Angeles-area stalwart the Lab also closed its dance space, a 12,000-square-foot location in West Covina. Known for its vigorous, “Olympic-style” coaching of young dancers, a crew of which won the second season of the NBC television show “World of Dance,” the studio saw 70 percent of its business vanish during shutdowns.
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