obduracy
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She has good qualifications: a strong physique, single-mindedness, obduracy.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
In turn, this is why Mr Bolton’s ideological obduracy looks less risky than welcome.
From Economist ● May 31, 2018
Some, including John Redwood, a former cabinet minister, have argued that a show of obduracy in negotiations invariably prompts Brussels to give way.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018
Sensing, but not fully understanding, C.P.’s obduracy, they gave in.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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