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stubborn

[stuhb-ern] / ˈstʌb ərn /


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Melamine sponges are known for removing stubborn stains without the need for extra chemicals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

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

He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

And I hoped a swarm of pixies would bite his bony stubborn rump!

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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