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bullheaded

[bool-hed-id] / ˈbʊlˈhɛd ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
stubborn
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You’ll need bullheaded determination to excel in this week’s Slate News Quiz.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2025

Patterson should have died from a nasty superbug picked up in Egypt in 2015 — except Patterson is married to bullheaded epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2024

“This notion of bullheaded romantic persistence is a recurring cultural touchstone—countless movies, music and books celebrate the heroics of steadfast pursuit with admiration,” Valsthein says.

From Scientific American Jul. 26, 2023

For the duo, who are admittedly bullheaded about their vision, the future will look a lot like the present.

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2023

She had married a bullheaded man, a sometimes ridiculously stubborn man.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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