die-hard
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But the longtime Chicago Cubs season-ticket holder really was a die-hard baseball fan whose dream was to own a sports franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Despite the chaos, some die-hard loyalists remain optimistic.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
Doyle, then a Christian mommy-blogger, already had an audience of die-hard followers, a coveted metric known in the publishing industry as an “author platform.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“You’re, like, a die-hard Dolly Parton fan? I mean, isn’t she really old?”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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
It’s been her modus operandi since I met her, and old habits die hard.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
