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the obstinate
adjective
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
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Most were driven away, but the obstinate stayed.
The obstinate refusal to engage in proper press relations.
We discuss Trump, and the obstinate nativism of Americans.
That's the point, with Tate: the obstinate refusal, itself childlike, to relinquish a child's naïveté.
The dogs included the intractable, the obstinate and the profoundly pampered.
Under the obstinate leadership of Fidel Castro, it did precisely that.
Relations of hostages kidnapped by the guerrillas hope that the death of the obstinate Mr Marulanda will speed their release.
"The Obstinate Pen" by Frank W. Dormer, the author and illustrator of "Socksquatch," is the most original of the lot.
"And he did the near-impossible: he managed to engage the obstinate Milosevic and pull him in".
This is as clear a sign of advancing middle age as the obstinate spare tyre and bushy eyebrows.
This paralysis in government policymaking was caused by the obstinate refusal of the French-speaking minority to enter negotiations.
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