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
And even the ethical people have differing perspectives—hard-core utilitarians focus on suffering—and then there are people like me who have more ambitious visions.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Arrested a day earlier at his construction job site, Espinoza Martinez, still dressed in his green work T-shirt, certainly didn’t fit the profile of a hard-core gang member.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
When Cakarel founded the company in 2007, Mubi was primarily known as a message board for hard-core cinephiles to discuss their favorite directors.
—Will Tavlin, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Best heavyweight board games Twilight Imperium is the quintessential game for hard-core gamers.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Arrested a day earlier at his construction job site, Espinoza Martinez, still dressed in his green work T-shirt, certainly didn’t fit the profile of a hard-core gang member.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
When Cakarel founded the company in 2007, Mubi was primarily known as a message board for hard-core cinephiles to discuss their favorite directors.
—Will Tavlin, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Best heavyweight board games Twilight Imperium is the quintessential game for hard-core gamers.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard-core
Adjective
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Marble bathrooms come with deep soaking tubs and separate rainfall showers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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The skier apparently tumbled into a six-foot deep drift of soft snow and sank, Schmidt said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An inveterate self-promoter, Salieri is determined to control how he’ll be remembered.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Chris Matthews, the inveterate Washington insider and analyst, joins us to talk about the state of politics and the press.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
5 Dec. 2025
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Instead, Jones wrote an historical novel set in the 1950s and ‘60s about lifelong friends Annie and Vernice, two motherless girls born in small-town Louisiana who take different paths in life to fill the void left behind by the absence of a mother’s love.—
Suzanne Van Atten,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Baulsir described himself as a lifelong soda lover and said FiiZ Drinks has tapped into that nostalgic love for old-school soda shops.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chinese authorities have struggled to lift the economy out of an entrenched deflation as consumers cut back spending amid a prolonged real estate downturn, a bleak job market and uncertain income prospects.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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All have been outspoken about entrenched corruption and lack of accountability for public officials accused of wrongdoing.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the elation and disappointment that are inherent to the highest level of international competition, the 2026 Olympics had their own distinctive moments.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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In terms of the latter, its inherent flammability has led to many EV fires over the years, which is clearly not ideal.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For these locally rooted firms, that valuation is too low to catch the attention of institutional buyers like private equity, but too large for smaller-time buyers, leaving them largely invisible to the market.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Meet the old Irish Goat Known historically as an Gabhar Fiáin—or the wild goat—the old Irish Goat is deeply rooted in both Irish folklore and agriculture.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
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