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bullheaded

[bool-hed-id] / ˈbʊlˈhɛd ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
stubborn
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Patterson should have died from a nasty superbug picked up in Egypt in 2015 — except Patterson is married to bullheaded epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024

“This notion of bullheaded romantic persistence is a recurring cultural touchstone—countless movies, music and books celebrate the heroics of steadfast pursuit with admiration,” Valsthein says.

From Scientific American • Jul. 26, 2023

For the duo, who are admittedly bullheaded about their vision, the future will look a lot like the present.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

“If it didn’t work, then we would make some other plan — but it had to work. That was just bullheaded of me.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

"A smart boy, but stubborn. That helm ... the others call him bullheaded, so he threw it in their teeth."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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