hard-core

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Many inside the movement said it should be less confrontational and disruptive but a hard core of activists argued it would be more effective to double down on direct action.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Back in the old days, shoppers would find coupons in their Sunday newspaper, and hard core couponers would buy several papers to maximize value.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2025

“That kind of cross-conspiracy craziness costs credibility...not with the hard core but with the subset that is persuadable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2023

“There is a hard core of voters on both sides who think this is great.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023

But the few hundred who stayed were the hard core of the Tang people—the stubbornest, orner- iest individuals, who were getting tired of being pushed around.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep