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obduracy

[ob-doo-ruh-see, -dyoo-] / ˈɒb dʊ rə si, -dyʊ- /


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She has good qualifications: a strong physique, single-mindedness, obduracy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

The rise of the Delta variant and the obduracy of vaccination resisters altered the landscape of the pandemic in just the last few months.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021

It was hard, at Wembley on Sunday evening, not to be impressed by the composure, the calm, the obduracy of Chiellini and Bonucci, those grizzled old warriors at the heart of Italy’s defense.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2021

In turn, this is why Mr Bolton’s ideological obduracy looks less risky than welcome.

From Economist • May 31, 2018

Sensing, but not fully understanding, C.P.’s obduracy, they gave in.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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