mettle
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While that may be unfashionable in today’s world of prediction markets, cryptocurrencies, and highflying artificial-intelligence bets, Vanguard Wellington has long proven its mettle and is likely to keep doing so.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In the end we see that this has been not a joke but a test, as in a fairy tale, in which the hero proves his mettle and gets his rewards: love and riches.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
He belongs to the so-called war generation—men who didn’t lead the revolution but tested their mettle in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Held once every four years, often in finicky environments, pressurized with all that hype, they’re less a measure of consistency than they are of momentary mettle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“Caden, I have fer you a challenge,” the captain says, “to prove whether or not you have the mettle for the mission.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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