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stubborn

[stuhb-ern] / ˈstʌb ərn /


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Citibank economists argue that people have become very resistant to paying more for goods and services after years of stubborn inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Whether the power that once dropped Deontay Wilder multiple times has waned, or Makhmudov simply showed a stubborn chin under sustained pressure, Fury couldn't find the breakthrough.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Xingguo is a place of stubborn, rocky land where large-scale farming has always been a struggle and poverty was, for generations, the only constant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The story stays small, sticking only with her, a stubborn woman who doesn’t want much from the world and doesn’t feel responsible for its rescue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And that will set Tūtū off on how Dad is a stubborn mule.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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