"sisu" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Finnish sisu, documented in English since at least 1940.",
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          "ref": "1940 January 8, “Northern Theatre:Sisu”, in Time Magazine",
          "text": "Last week the Finns gave the world a good example of sisu by carrying the war into Russian territory on one front while on another they withstood merciless attacks by a reinforced Russian Army.",
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          "ref": "1999, Norma J. Livo, George O. Livo, The Enchanted Wood and Other Tales from Finland, page 5",
          "text": "People living in northern climates need plenty of sisu.",
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          "ref": "2016, Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance",
          "text": "We agreed there was a pressing need for a systematic investigation of sisu, how Finns think about it, how it is propagated.",
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          "ref": "2016, Katie Falkowski, GRIND: Greatness Rises in Each New Day: Get up, Show up, and Grind",
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        "Strength of will in the face of adversity; grit; perseverance; regarded as an integral part of Finnish culture."
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          "ref": "1940 January 8, “Northern Theatre:Sisu”, in Time Magazine",
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          "text": "People living in northern climates need plenty of sisu.",
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        },
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