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stiff-necked

[stif-nekt] / ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /


















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"I would argue that both governments have been excessively stiff-necked," Bunn says.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2017

But America has a proud history of stiff-necked heroes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2017

He's the stiff-necked marketing wizard she asks to "rebrand" her after an online humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2014

The people I grew up with were the descendants of stiff-necked troublemakers from County Mayo or the Abruzzi, men who never bowed to royalty — peasants to everyone but themselves.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2014

He was Lady Whent's man, stiff-necked and stolid, and the first to rise to aid Catelyn Stark back at the inn.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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