as in deep
firmly established over time
the hard-core habits that generate our mountains of trash everyday will be extremely difficult to change
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Recent Examples of hard-core
Upstairs, some of the region’s favorite punk and hard-core bands play the same stage as the likes of Alice In Chains, Black Flag, Tracy Bonham and Romeo Void.
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The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Stewart is scheduled to air her ads on the Fox News Channel, which was a highly effective strategy for Republican Bob Stefanowski in the 2018 race as the prime viewing network for hard-core Republican insiders and delegates.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Veit’s recommendations to reduce pickiness differ from these solutions, and some of them seem, well, more hard-core.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Whites abound throughout the larger Médoc, but Listrac-Médoc is a hard-core red wine zone, so it was considered daring to produce a white here.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
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The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Stewart is scheduled to air her ads on the Fox News Channel, which was a highly effective strategy for Republican Bob Stefanowski in the 2018 race as the prime viewing network for hard-core Republican insiders and delegates.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Veit’s recommendations to reduce pickiness differ from these solutions, and some of them seem, well, more hard-core.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Whites abound throughout the larger Médoc, but Listrac-Médoc is a hard-core red wine zone, so it was considered daring to produce a white here.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
Adjective
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Wheatley isn’t a sudden-twitch mover and the tackling can get messy, but the size, awareness and ability to play deep, in the slot or around the box should keep him in the Day 2 conversation.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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From high enough in the sky, the clouds look like thick cotton being pulled from a deep-blue couch.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Even Dougie, an inveterate screwup, isn’t without hidden depths—and Anthony, a natural hype man for whoever’s around, takes his plea for emotional support seriously, quickly becoming invested in a twisty succession crisis.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Also, the industry essence of the French TV festival is co-production and Canadian producers are inveterate co-producers.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, younger ones should know that building a lifelong practice of strength training will pay dividends.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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The album sounds like the culmination of a lifelong ambition for Reznor, one of many obsessions he’s chased for nearly four decades.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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The governor has rightly made reining in this out-of-control enterprise a top priority in the state budget talks, taking on one of Albany’s most entrenched special interests — the trial lawyers — with the goal of lowering insurance costs for New Yorkers.—
Ike Brannon,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Though Magyar is no liberal, some are now looking to his victory as an example of how to defeat an entrenched far-right leader who has the support of an increasingly powerful global movement.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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Framing developer hesitation as a market failure, as is done in AB 2166, overlooks that such uncertainty is inherent to large-scale development and new technology.—
Eliza Terziev,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Corte talked about the challenges inherent in working with limited available space.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Artisanal work of this caliber is rare air indeed—an heirloom object that appears to defy gravity but is firmly rooted in generations of savoir faire.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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Boca is a soccer-rich community, and FAU’s history of championship success in the sport is deep-rooted under the leadership of women’s head coach Patrick Baker and men’s head coach Joey Worthen.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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