headstrong
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Eisner said his family are "walking headstrong into this storm" to keep the Fratton Park club going after a comparatively small £4.4m loss last season.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
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
Smart and headstrong, Ellison attended the University of Chicago, but dropped out and drove to California in a used Thunderbird.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 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
He had known Jon Connington, slightly—a proud youth, the most headstrong of the gaggle of young lordlings who had gathered around Prince Rhaegar Taigaryen, 'competing for his royal favor.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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