as in stubbornness
a steadfast adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
thanks to your pigheadedness we missed our only chance to buy the house at a reasonable price
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Archie’s stubbornness is a reflex to his worldview being attacked without first acknowledging his experience.
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There was also Tortorella’s stubbornness in sticking with goalie Carter Hart, who set the wrong type of records in the Stanley Cup Final.
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For now, advocates say preparation and persistence are critical as the community faces an uncertain future.
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Brown-Nagin highlights how equality is not just an ideal but a legal pursuit requiring strategy, persistence, and courage.
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Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.
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The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.
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The Home Service Insurance segment experienced a decline in premiums, attributed to strategic actions to improve sales quality and persistency, as well as economic pressures such as inflation.
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The tannins are well structured yet soft and the wine has great persistency in the finish.
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Fatigue with the stagnation inherent in contemporary democratic institutions is among the key factors that make the promise to break through intransigence by autocratic leaders attractive to a plurality of voters.
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Instead, the courts are dealing with intransigence from the city.
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China has gained, not suffered, from this obduracy.
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Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
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By prioritizing skill and doggedness and overlooking height at the draft and on the free-agent and trade markets, the Hurricanes were able to consistently mine value in assembling a championship team.
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Her doggedness, maybe her righteousness too, a fierce myopic focus and will, and a crazy confidence that in the end, both have nothing to lose.
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Those leaders who ignore or flout the law aren’t merely unethical but fatally arrogant, putting their childish willfulness over the wisdom of generations.
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Though the Durutti Column had been a disaster, Wilson was fascinated by the guitarist, who admired punk’s willfulness even though his own musical taste tended toward jazz, blues, and the classical tradition.
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“Pigheadedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigheadedness. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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