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
Or so they say, but old ways die hard, as well I know.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
A self-described die-hard eagle fan, she said she knew the livestream was popular but “didn’t know how popular it was amongst my own community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the longtime Chicago Cubs season-ticket holder really was a die-hard baseball fan whose dream was to own a sports franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Many of their abilities are, for now, locked behind a level of complexity that only die-hard geeks can get past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“We have a few really die-hard salad customers and a few folks who love the fully loaded nachos with all of the vegetables,” Fluhler said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“God dog could he run!” was the only way Ken Hankins, an independent oil producer who had been born in Odessa in 1933 and was a die-hard Odessa High booster, could possibly describe it.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
