staunchly

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But he remains a politician staunchly rooted in the mid-aughts, when all 7,000 of his teeth could really clinch an election.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

He remained staunchly independent, establishing Zipporah Films, named for his wife, in 1971, in order to maintain control over distribution of his work.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Iqbal Hossain Saikot, a government employee who travelled from afar to attend the prayers, said Hadi was killed because he staunchly opposed India.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Ms. Truschke rejects such a “harmful” and inaccurate organization of India’s chronology, pointing, for instance, to the “numerous Maratha, Rajput, and Nayaka lineages”—all staunchly non-Muslim—that ruled during the so-called Muslim period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Luthuli was one of a handful of ruling chiefs who were active in the ANC and had staunchly resisted the policies of the government.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela