die hard
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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
Professional football is America’s guilty pleasure—and guilty pleasures die hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Two reality-check losses have shown old habits die hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
Or so they say, but old ways die hard, as well I know.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
There’s not much here, unless you’re a “House of the Dragon” die-hard.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Many die-hard fans claim 1993 was the last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
To the delight of die-hard fans and coupon collectors, for a limited time the new stores will accept the chain’s blue and white coupons, no matter how old they are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
For decades, the working-class area was a die-hard Labour stronghold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
None of this persuaded the most die-hard Aristotelians, who simply refused to accept that what was seen through the telescope was real, imagining it to be some artefact produced by the lenses themselves.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
