Tenace

If declarer believed that Sementa had chosen the unorthodox lead of a low card from a doubleton, he could now have made the contract easily because he had a tenace in diamonds – the eight would force West to cover with the nine, and declarer's six would beat West's three. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If the Professor switches to a club at once, without cashing his last spade, declarer wins in dummy and throws West in with the last heart, compelling him to lead another club into the tenace on the table. ❋ VICTOR MOLLO (1979)

If two high cards be missing from the tenace suit, as in the case when it is headed by Ace, Queen, Ten, or King, Knave, Ten, and the ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

This, while not nearly so desirable an opening as a singleton, is better than leading from a tenace. ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

A lead from a tenace or a guarded king or queen is to be avoided. ❋ Various (N/A)

Therefore, as a general proposition, unless the partner have declared, the tenace suit should be led. ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

He should avoid opening a tenace suit, regardless of its length. ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

In this situation, with a tenace in the long suit, it is sometimes advisable to try, by leading another suit, to get the partner in, so that he may lead through the Declarer's strength in the suit called by the leader. ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

But with ace and knave, if dummy has either king or queen, the knave should usually be played, partly because the other high card may be in the leader's hand, partly because, if the finesse fails, the player may still hold a tenace over dummy. ❋ Various (N/A)

When, however, the partner has shown a suit, opening it, in preference to a tenace, is elementary and compulsory. ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

With this holding the King is manifestly most advantageous, as if the Declarer hold Ace, Knave, it will either force the Ace and hold the tenace over the Knave or win the trick. ❋ Milton C. Work (N/A)

In Paris even, L'Illustration did him the compliment of comparing him with Joffre with whom he had much in common: la ponderation, le sangfroid imperturable, le bon sens, la volonte tenace, et aussi la meme bonhomie ironiques le meme equilibre intellectual et physique, le meme appetit robuste, et jusqu'a la meme faculte de recuperation nerveuse par le sommeil. ❋ Unknown (1934)

CASE V. Under-play in fourth hand with a large tenace. ❋ James Dwight (1892)

With a large tenace in trumps as right, ace, or right, king, and no outside cards of any special value, play an off-suit, whether dealer takes up with or without assistance. ❋ James Dwight (1892)

_ -- C leads the left bower, D throws the queen of spades, A the seven of diamonds, and B refuses to win by playing under with the ten of diamonds, thereby making a certainty of establishing the euchre with the tenace of right and king in the fourth and fifth tricks. ❋ James Dwight (1892)

It was written in his own bold hand, and contained the words, 'Je compte sur vous, mon cher Ministre, pour m'aider dans ma lutte tenace contre l'anarchie!' ❋ Charles Greville (1829)

The parscore computation in tenace now uses all available CPU cores. ❋ Christoph Berg (2010)

It has been a while since the last update for tenace, my bridge hand viewer. ❋ Christoph Berg (2010)

Tenac, a [sign], a [legacy]. ❋ Sebastiancee (2007)

Tenac + [ious D] = [Tenacious D] ❋ Tom Brinkman (2006)

She had the tenacity of a [snotball]! ❋ J Mcclelland (2006)

Girl: OMG! [TENACITY] HAS BEEN UPDATED! Boy: What the hell is a 'Tenacity'? Girl: ZACK/CLOUD BOYSECKS THAT MAKES EVERYONE HAPPY! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW OF IT? Boy: I don't know... but could you [stop yelling] at me? Girl: NO! [squee] ❋ Bottomslash (2009)

tenac it's [samsquanch] ❋ Luke Woodworth And Brandon Publicover (2007)

[Wanna be] a badass? OK...then [let's play] [Tenacity] (10acity)! 😎 ❋ Loose_Arrow (2015)

[Do you] [know] tenacee? ❋ Definition By S (2017)

Dude, do you [that group] of people are the [tenacity] of [the block]. ❋ DaWordSmithy (2020)

"Tenacity users after [5.0] [update]:" ❋ Mc Cheater 420 (2022)

"Damn who's that [thicc] [horse girl] over there?" "[Oh that's] that hottie Tenacity." ❋ ThiccSk8terBoi132 (2021)