stubborn
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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
When Boaz had gotten the words down to little more than a few stubborn, pinkish streaks, Clara emerged from the theater and told him to stop.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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