adamantine
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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
He’s since backed off a bit from his adamantine opposition, but the core of his position was concern that the measure would add to inflation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
In this hardscrabble world, the embattled man must “form that solid and adamantine fibre which will endure long and serious attacks upon it,” lest he be “wholly emasculated.”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2017
“I’m very competitive,” she said, her tone adamantine.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2016
“The haunting begins at midnight,” said the girl with the adamantine chin.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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