After agonised talks on the telephone, he steeled himself to the decision, writing to her: 'There is no compromise, there is only choice; and the pain of trying to pretend otherwise is terrible for both of us.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12603463/John-le-Carr-mistresses-code-names-safe-houses-biographer-reveal-true.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Japan captain Yoshida told AFP his experience at the 2022 World Cup, where his side beat Spain and Germany in the group stage, had steeled him for a relegation fight.

Source: https://newsday.com.ng/maya-yoshida-draws-on-world-cup-fight-to-help-schalke-beat-the-drop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maya-yoshida-draws-on-world-cup-fight-to-help-schalke-beat-the-drop

Kevin McCarthy seems pretty steeled in his resolve that he will continue to ask for votes here,” said Pergram.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/perhaps-kevin-mccarthy-is-never-going-to-be-the-speaker-of-the-house-foxs-pergram-proclaims-mccarthys-doom-after-failed-vote/

Leaving the prior checkpoint of Rohn, mushers steeled themselves for what Iditarod officials described as the worst moguls in the history of the race, comparing the stretch to a washboard with 4-foot-high bumps.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/03/07/how-bad-were-the-iditarod-trail-moguls-depends-who-you-ask/