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obstinacy

noun as in stubbornness

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Trump’s obstinacy continued for weeks, culminating with Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump urged on an angry mob that stormed the Capitol in an attempt to halt the election certification.

In a 17-page order, Judge Chushcoff said the employee “demonstrated obstinacy in her search” that led the State Patrol to move to discipline her; however, Loftis said the employee “subsequently left our employ.”

At this point I should confess I have a perverse patience for the U.S. tax code, not least because I marvel at the obstinacy of its idiom.

“That is not obstinacy - it is understanding that democratic majorities only make unpleasant decisions when there is no easier alternative.”

“That is not obstinacy — it is understanding that democratic majorities only make unpleasant decisions when there is no easier alternative.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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