dure
1 Americanadjective
verb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of dure1
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin dūrus hard
Origin of dure2
1225–75; Middle English < Old French durer < Latin dūrāre to last; see dure 1
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Most elaborate of all were the pietre dure designs--fantastically elaborate inlays of jasper, lapis lazuli, serpentine and all manner of semiprecious stones, sawed into thin sheets and assembled as a jigsaw by gem cutters.
From Time Magazine Archive
How long the relationship can en dure will depend not on U.S. wishes but Japan's own self-interest.
From Time Magazine Archive
“As the saying goes, ‘No hay mal que dure cien años.’”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
Brecð nafre eft crist helle dure for lesen hem of bende Nis no sellich þeih hem be wo ⁊ þeih hem be uneaðe Ne sal nafre eft crist þolien deað for lesen hem of deaðe.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Joseph Hall
One silver half-dollar did I recklessly give away to the Irish washerwoman, who had said: "God niver shuts one dure without openin' anither!"
From Life on the Stage by Clara Morris
For no less than seven years the State dured the shame and ridicule brought upon it by this officer.
From The Secret History of the Court of Justinian by Procopius
But I perceived that dishonour came to her because of me; wherefore I hated my life which dured so long, for every one gossiped about her.
From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Christin? de Pisan
And ye shall understand, that this is not the temple that Solomon made, for that temple dured not but 1102 year.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
For three whole days—this is no fable—the pleasing festival dured, at the which all were made welcome and at their ease.
From The Book of the Duke of True Lovers by Christin? de Pisan
And then dured Christendom beyond the sea, all Turkey, Syria, Tartary, Jerusalem, Palestine, Arabia, Aleppo and all the land of Egypt.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
Gold futures, which gained during Thursday’s stock-market rout, gave back some of those gains falling $38, or 0.9%, to $4064.50 a troy ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But the next day, “the Department and the labor unions came to an agreement during the meet and confer process and all concerns were resolved,” the Sheriff’s Department said in an email on Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
However, Dewsbury-Hall struggled for regular game time during his only season at Chelsea, featuring mainly in cup competitions with limited opportunities in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Lake and teammate Trent McDuffie each intercepted a pass thrown by Herbert during the Rams’ 24-9 victory over the Chargers on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Zara mentions it too, during one of our FT conversations.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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