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hardheaded

[hahrd-hed-id] / ˈhɑrdˈhɛd ɪd /


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Even worse are the hardheaded dollars-and-cents realists of Wall Street who take this new reality as a given.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

The verdict’s out on a more hardheaded and unruly species.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2023

But behind the display of friendship was a backdrop of hardheaded geopolitics.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2023

I was hardheaded, self-contained and struggled to show affection toward the people I loved.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2022

“You're hardheaded, but you’re smart. You can read better than any of us. And the way you do those numbers, all in your head...”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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