stubborn
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And there is no doubting they would be stubborn opposition in the knockout stage.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Where mortgage rates settle in the second half of the year is crucial to the housing market’s ability to break out of a stubborn sales slump, which is now well into its fourth consecutive year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Los Angeles was under a state of emergency Saturday as fire crews fought a days-long battle against a stubborn warehouse blaze that has filled the air with acrid black smoke.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
The same is true of Colombia, which got a 65th-minute goal from Luis Díaz and another from substitute Jáminton Campaz deep in stoppage time to beat stubborn Uzbekistan.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Josie shook her head, as stubborn as Max had ever seen her.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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