adamant

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Upon being asked to carry out a second spying mission on Ipswich he expressed concern but was told, "the boss is adamant that someone needs to go".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Though they both went on to earn high-level degrees, each is adamant about staying in Kern County to improve life for its residents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He’s also adamant that Apple’s architecture, with on-device models handling lighter workloads and its private cloud taking on the larger ones, makes it unique.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Though there’s something a little peculiar, in an age of digital verisimilitude, about watching a big-budget movie character scoot around like a Muppet, Favreau was adamant about showcasing the handiwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Then at last his gaze was held: wall upon wall, battlement upon battlement, black, immeasurably strong, mountain of iron, gate of steel, tower of adamant, he saw it: Barad-dûr, Fortress of Sauron.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien