obstinate
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Obstinate young Prince Hal ascends to the English throne as Henry V under the tutelage of the wily Falstaff.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2019
Obstinate gamblers for the rise may have barked their shins.
From Time Magazine Archive
This the Obstinate One did, and then the Moon Man fetched his heart from the woman and stuffed it in again.
From Eskimo Folk-Tales by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)
There was once an Obstinate Man—no one in the world could be as obstinate as he.
From Eskimo Folk-Tales by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)
Obstinate tenacity of purpose—a leading characteristic of the Stuart sovereigns—showed a remarkable survival in the vain attempt of the grandson of James II to recover the throne of England.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
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