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Average hourly earnings for all employees were up 3.0 percent year-on-year, with wages continuing to lag behind stubbornly high inflation -- meaning most workers are seeing real wage losses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high and property prices have slumped in a country where 80% of people own their own homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yet the image of the male Viking warrior stubbornly lingers, drawing crowds while also haunting the galleries like a restless specter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Interest rates have remained stubbornly high in recent years, as economists have expressed concerns about inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Fishing was good, but I couldn’t yet bring myself to try swimming again because I stubbornly wanted Togbe to be the one to guide me, with his gentle instincts for the water.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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