Society
staying power
enduring appeal or effectiveness
Staying power is the ability to remain effective, useful, or popular for a long time.
Hear it in real life
Do you still listen to that band?
Yes, they have real staying power.
That old messaging app has surprising staying power because people still use it every day.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The app has a lot of staying powers.
Say: The app has a lot of staying power.
“Staying power” is an uncountable noun in this expression.
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How it fits in a sentence.
have staying power; show staying power
Your turn: say it out loud
That old messaging app has surprising staying power because people still use it every day.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
staying power
enduring appeal or effectiveness
“That old messaging app has surprising staying power because people still use it every day.”
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