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Recent Examples of stubbornly
The best songs use Natanya’s dense web of ideas to reflect on opaque emotions that stubbornly refuse to be reduced to cliche.
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H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2026
And inflation has stubbornly remained above the Fed’s 2% target.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Shifting tariff policies, stubbornly high inflation, and skyrocketing healthcare costs have left many consumers reeling.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
But waste diversion rates — the amount of garbage being recycled instead of dumped in landfills — remain stubbornly low.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
While the excellent Liberation saw some improvement in attendance – 66% of capacity compared to the previous week’s 52% – the figures remain stubbornly sub-par.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
As inflation stubbornly remained above the Fed’s 2% target, the central bank kept rates steady through August.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Hiring has stagnated, unemployment is on the rise, wage growth is falling, inflation remains stubbornly high, and lower-income Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2026
And inflation has stubbornly remained above the Fed’s 2% target.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Shifting tariff policies, stubbornly high inflation, and skyrocketing healthcare costs have left many consumers reeling.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
But waste diversion rates — the amount of garbage being recycled instead of dumped in landfills — remain stubbornly low.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
While the excellent Liberation saw some improvement in attendance – 66% of capacity compared to the previous week’s 52% – the figures remain stubbornly sub-par.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
As inflation stubbornly remained above the Fed’s 2% target, the central bank kept rates steady through August.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Hiring has stagnated, unemployment is on the rise, wage growth is falling, inflation remains stubbornly high, and lower-income Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbornly
Adverb
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In 1872, nearly 50 years before women gained the right to vote, Anthony was arrested for wrongfully and willfully voting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Dec. 2025
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Last month, after a preliminary hearing, another Vista Superior Court judge — Saba Sheibani — agreed to reduce the felony charge against him, and also dismissed a misdemeanor count against him for allegedly willfully failing to perform a duty in his role as a city official.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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From the sidelines, an indefatigably kind and patient nurse (Fisayo Akinade) observes these fractious family dynamics with a rueful twinkle, gently counseling the dying matriarch as to how to bring her brood back together.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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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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Newsom has steadfastly rejected tax increases to deal with the deficit, unwilling, obviously, to become a pro-tax presidential candidate.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The season began with Stefanski steadfastly saying veteran Joe Flacco was the starting quarterback despite Sanders and third-round pick Dillon Gabriel also on the roster.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In the downtown area, the Central Business District (CBD) and Central Patrol Divisions work tirelessly to enhance public safety and collaboratively address quality of life concerns from the residents and business partners that make downtown the heart of Dallas.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Cedre said Porter’s father was heavily involved with Compton gangs, but his mother worked tirelessly to help her son avoid that lifestyle — only for his life to end in gunfire anyway.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Stubbornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbornly. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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