adamantine
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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Her Dom Juan is groovy, rowdy, but also adamantine, so unmoved by others that she is half-statue already.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
Amid the images of Putin’s atrocities, we’ve all seen evidence of the Ukrainians’ adamantine humor.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Akira is not so much an obstacle, then, as he is a diamond in the rough, a permanent part of Takiko and her adamantine resolve to live on her own terms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
“The haunting begins at midnight,” said the girl with the adamantine chin.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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