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Recent Examples of stubbornly
Anticipated productivity gains and the dotcom bubble While consumer prices have stabilized from a high of about 9% in June 2022, inflation remains stubbornly above pre-pandemic levels.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
With its stunning natural wonders, kind and gregarious people, and unique attractions, this little island stubbornly exceeds the lofty expectations of its many visitors.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Inflation, though down from pandemic-era highs, has stubbornly exceeded the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for five straight years.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But corn masa flour, a staple used in Latino diets, was left out of the original fortification requirement — and rates of conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly in that community have remained stubbornly high.
—CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Groceries remain stubbornly pricey.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Inflation, though down from pandemic-era highs, has stubbornly exceeded the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for five straight years.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
But corn masa flour, a staple used in Latino diets, was left out of the original fortification requirement — and rates of conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly in that community have remained stubbornly high.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
This narrow band of conversion rates in the low single digits stubbornly endures even as the ecosystem grows more sophisticated.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
With its stunning natural wonders, kind and gregarious people, and unique attractions, this little island stubbornly exceeds the lofty expectations of its many visitors.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
Inflation, though down from pandemic-era highs, has stubbornly exceeded the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for five straight years.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But corn masa flour, a staple used in Latino diets, was left out of the original fortification requirement — and rates of conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly in that community have remained stubbornly high.
—CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Groceries remain stubbornly pricey.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
Inflation, though down from pandemic-era highs, has stubbornly exceeded the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for five straight years.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
But corn masa flour, a staple used in Latino diets, was left out of the original fortification requirement — and rates of conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly in that community have remained stubbornly high.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
This narrow band of conversion rates in the low single digits stubbornly endures even as the ecosystem grows more sophisticated.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
Adverb
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On Tuesday, jurors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, found that Meta willfully violated the state's unfair practices after Attorney General Raúl Torrez alleged that the company failed to properly safeguard its apps from online predators targeting children.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Knowledge in our day and age can at most be willfully ignored.—
Robert Pogue Harrison,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Selling cigarettes on the street to buy food for her siblings, the pre-teen is indefatigably upbeat, eagerly anticipating an imminent passage to Germany.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Restall, for example, has worked indefatigably as a myth buster for dozens of misconceptions for roughly two decades now, and only recently did another historian, Camilla Townsend, stitch together the history of the Aztecs according to their own statements, as recorded in Nahuatl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But most Mexican-American families steadfastly refused to send their children there.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Kremlin has also steadfastly denied it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Lindsey is fighting tirelessly to Grow the Economy, Lower Taxes, and Eliminate Government Waste.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media and Film Commissioner Lauren Sloan have worked tirelessly to ensure Sundance’s success benefits the entire state.—
Noah Smith,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Stubbornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbornly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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