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stubborn

[stuhb-ern] / ˈstʌb ərn /


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“He’s the richest man on Earth but he’s also sort of a stubborn adolescent at the same time,” Gibney says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But Cruise’s story is also an ironic reflection of “Digger”: an undeniably ambitious project whose assuredness belies a stubborn disregard for everyone but itself.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Big picture: The economy is still growing steadily after six years of expansion — even stubborn inflation hasn’t been able to slow it down much.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was then, two minutes after the break, that Alexander-Arnold delivered a moment beyond those Tuchel has chosen ahead of him at right-back to pierce that stubborn resistance.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

She glared at her husband and said, “Remember how you asked me to point out when you’re being stubborn and rude? Well, you’re being stubborn and rude!”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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