adamant
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But polling showed voters were adamant: at 78, Mills literally represented the old guard and the party base wants to move on.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Yet Forest looked to take legal action and were furious with Tottenham's conduct and were adamant they had not been given permission to speak to their player.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
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
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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