unbending

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A two-time Tony winner, she is likely to win a third for her featured performance in “Salesman” as Willy Loman’s bracingly unbending wife, Linda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

In his one shot at the Champions League, Postecoglou was unbending in his attacking mindset even when drawn against Real Madrid.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

Religion tends to be about absolute truths and unbending principles.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2023

They have avoided internal divisions by falling in line behind their ideologically unbending leader.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

To several ships, application was made, but the officers aboard all of them were unbending, and the answer came again and again, “You must row on.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson