die-hard
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The Rev. Patricia Coleman-Burns, a University of Michigan professor emerita who grew up in Detroit and has watched the region’s racial and political coalitions shift for more than 70 years, was a die-hard Stevens supporter.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
A self-described die-hard eagle fan, she said she knew the livestream was popular but “didn’t know how popular it was amongst my own community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Many of their abilities are, for now, locked behind a level of complexity that only die-hard geeks can get past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Despite the chaos, some die-hard loyalists remain optimistic.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
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