obdurate
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The challenges of keeping an army fed and armed gradually imposed this insight on even the most obdurate members of the Continental Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
During the New Deal, the most obdurate critics of Franklin Roosevelt’s policies were Democrats — Southern Democrats, to be sure, but his party members nonetheless — while among his most loyal supporters were liberal Republicans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
Its leader, Wayne LaPierre, was the face of obdurate resistance to regulations on firearms.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
But wicketkeeper Jurel looked assured and Ashwin was typically obdurate.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
My reserve was greater and more obdurate than ever before.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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