die hard
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Yet the saying has persisted because old patterns die hard.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Despite some confusion about the path forward, old habits apparently die hard.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Old habits die hard when winning becomes the norm, but sometimes key decisions are taken out of your hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Professional football is America’s guilty pleasure—and guilty pleasures die hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
It’s been her modus operandi since I met her, and old habits die hard.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
But the longtime Chicago Cubs season-ticket holder really was a die-hard baseball fan whose dream was to own a sports franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Many of their abilities are, for now, locked behind a level of complexity that only die-hard geeks can get past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Despite the chaos, some die-hard loyalists remain optimistic.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“We have a few really die-hard salad customers and a few folks who love the fully loaded nachos with all of the vegetables,” Fluhler said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
She considered herself a die-hard book nerd, but she realized even she needed a break after doing nothing but reading for the past four days.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
