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relentless

/ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ adjective C1
  1. Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting.
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Fear, that relentless pursuer, clogged Dantès’ efforts.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 222 · C1
All the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect happiness, gently waving his long, thin fingers in time to the music, while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, as it was possible to conceive.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 21 · B2
Educators logically argue that teaching children to type efficiently prepares them far better for the relentless demands of modern workplaces.
The Disappearing Signature, p. 1 · C1
Yet, cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists caution that we might be discarding something incredibly valuable in our relentless rush to digitize.
The Disappearing Signature, p. 1 · C1

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