die-hard
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Half a lifetime ago, Hunt was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan working in residence with an improv group at a small, aging theater in Amsterdam when he got swept up in Dutch soccer culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Johnson, who doesn’t consider himself a die-hard Bourdain fan, wasn’t interested in catering to viewers who have binged every episode of “Parts Unknown” or “No Reservations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“We have a few really die-hard salad customers and a few folks who love the fully loaded nachos with all of the vegetables,” Fluhler said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Many die-hard fans claim 1993 was the last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“God dog could he run!” was the only way Ken Hankins, an independent oil producer who had been born in Odessa in 1933 and was a die-hard Odessa High booster, could possibly describe it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Yet the saying has persisted because old patterns die hard.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Despite some confusion about the path forward, old habits apparently die hard.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Old habits die hard when winning becomes the norm, but sometimes key decisions are taken out of your hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Professional football is America’s guilty pleasure—and guilty pleasures die hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
It’s been her modus operandi since I met her, and old habits die hard.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
