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stiff-necked

[stif-nekt] / ˈstɪfˈnɛkt /


















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"I would argue that both governments have been excessively stiff-necked," Bunn says.

From Science Magazine Aug. 31, 2017

But America has a proud history of stiff-necked heroes.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2017

He's the stiff-necked marketing wizard she asks to "rebrand" her after an online humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2014

Mattie was an especially hard role, requiring an inexperienced actress to convey her "very adult, very self-possessed, very stiff-necked Protestant sensibility," Ethan Coen said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 24, 2010

I no longer sit stiff-necked, straight- backed, feet regimented side by side on the floor, eyes at the salute.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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