die hard
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Yet the saying has persisted because old patterns die hard.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Despite some confusion about the path forward, old habits apparently die hard.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Professional football is America’s guilty pleasure—and guilty pleasures die hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
And as City move within sight of another trophy, Guardiola proved once more that even amid unaccustomed struggles, old trophy-winning habits die hard for great managers and players.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025
Old ideas die hard, and not everyone rushed to embrace the exciting new theory.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Even some die-hard crypto believers have trimmed their positions in favor of fast-moving AI shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Half a lifetime ago, Hunt was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan working in residence with an improv group at a small, aging theater in Amsterdam when he got swept up in Dutch soccer culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
There’s not much here, unless you’re a “House of the Dragon” die-hard.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Even die-hard fans of Stevie Wonder might not know the name Robert Margouleff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She considered herself a die-hard book nerd, but she realized even she needed a break after doing nothing but reading for the past four days.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
