stoutly
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Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo stoutly defended the city’s performance and, in particular, the housing in its plan which he said reflects the voters’ will in approving the $1.2-billion Proposition HHH housing bond.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
Hudson-Odoi's second league goal of the season cancelled out Kluivert's early opener and the visitors defended stoutly to restrict Bournemouth to few chances.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024
General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, head of Ukraine's southern group of forces, said troops around Avdiivka were "stoutly holding their defences".
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023
After the armed suppression of protests in 1989, he stoutly defended people accused of fomenting “counterrevolutionary turmoil.”
From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022
“I will,” I said stoutly, “if he won’t leave me alone.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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