staunch
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Pope Leo has been a staunch critic of the war, calling Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilisation "unacceptable" and calling for him to find an "off-ramp" to end the conflict.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Since then, the actor has become a staunch activist for Parkinson’s research, launching his eponymous foundation in 2000.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I wish I could tell you that my staunch hatred of this technology, especially in academics, made me turn my head in disgust.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
Mullin, a staunch Trump supporter, was elected to the Senate from Oklahoma in 2022 after serving 10 years in the US House of Representatives.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
If Pike was telling the truth, it meant that Hale—a seeming paragon of law and order who had held himself up as Mollie Burkhart’s most staunch protector—had been lying all these years about Anna’s murder.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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