adamant
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He had eczema but, against the advice of doctors, she was adamant he would not have steroid creams to treat it.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Did he believe that adamant denials would allow him to brazen his way through?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
“Maija was very adamant about really having conversations about understanding the Caribbean style and the Black experience through the Caribbean lens, which was really refreshing,” Garcia told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Mental health professionals are adamant that a skilled clinician can work with both sexes and that a therapist’s gender rarely determines outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Mrs. Colbey rejected the State's offer of a plea agreement, pursuant to which she would have gone to prison for eighteen years, because she was adamant that she had done nothing wrong.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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