be stubborn
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Marc could be stubborn and confrontational; over the decades, they’d argued as much as any couple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
Nuno Espirito Santo's side will be stubborn and difficult to break down, we know that.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
Sure, the Hungarian herding breed can be stubborn and barky, Cheimis said, but Csoki also looks after her geese and chickens at home in Kingfield, Maine, even lying down next to the goslings.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
If you want to follow your dream, you have to be stubborn.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023
The common explanation, he wasn’t rah-rah enough, didn’t make any sense to him, although the coaches were hardly the only ones who found him to be stubborn and headstrong.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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