obstinately

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It’s a relatively interesting perspective to use in considering a monarch who remained obstinately inscrutable from her coronation in 1953 to her death in 2022, at 96.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2023

President Furio Truzzi told The Associated Press, however, that despite the overall decreases, pasta prices are obstinately high in some cities and that the group was still considering targeted strikes later this summer.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

At C3, I obstinately ignore my fear of heights—and conception of myself as a noodle-armed weakling—as I pull myself up into the hoop, a 3-foot-wide metal ring suspended several feet above the ground.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2023

He had already struck aesthetic gold in the 1960s with his deadpan, Pop-inspired yet obstinately painterly portraits and his disarming painted cutouts.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

The gold stamping still obstinately showed through the layers, but the deep red had become a dark burgundy.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang