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be stubborn





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Marc could be stubborn and confrontational; over the decades, they’d argued as much as any couple.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025

They will need to chase Porto tonight, who will be stubborn, will no doubt play in that low block, but Arsenal need to play their own way.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024

“No,” Servais said, trying to be stubborn before laughing and expounding.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

If you want to follow your dream, you have to be stubborn.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023

There’s a time to be stubborn, and this wasn’t it.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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