stubborn
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Yet even as researchers have discovered increasingly capable two-dimensional semiconductor materials, one stubborn engineering problem has remained.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Federal Reserve policymakers Beth Hammack and Neel Kashkari said stubborn inflation drove their dissenting votes for higher interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A client stubborn enough to keep fighting into his 80s.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
The fines come a month after firefighters declared an official knockdown of the stubborn warehouse blaze, which sent thick smoke into the surrounding neighborhoods and across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
He is at least as stubborn as I am, so I know it will be hard for him to change.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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