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headstrong

[hed-strawng, -strong] / ˈhɛdˌstrɔŋ, -ˌstrɒŋ /


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We don’t yet want to say that the situation has spiraled out of control, but the spiral could be only a couple of headstrong choices away.

From Slate Mar. 21, 2026

For her role as a young woman in conflict with her headstrong father in 1985’s “Twice in a Lifetime,” Madigan received an Oscar nomination for supporting actress.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

As a headstrong piano student, he made rapid if idiosyncratic progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Douglas Century’s “Crash of the Heavens” brings to life the headstrong, charismatic heroine who was both a fearless warrior and a precocious writer.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

“At times, young man, you tread a precariously thin line between being charmingly headstrong and insufferably pigheaded.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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