stubbornness
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That’s either a masterful, high-stakes long game of passive-aggressive behavior or a level of stubbornness and unwillingness to acknowledge a mistake that is quickly and badly damaging the show’s reputation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
On Friday morning in Durban, 34-year-old Australia batter Nic Maddinson became the latest to experience the stubbornness of the sporting gods.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
My stubbornness supplied an early test case for negotiating marital disagreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Not every queer person watching has my armor, or my volume, or my stubbornness.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was the same stubbornness that kept her going to church despite a broken-down car.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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