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stubbornly

adverb B2
  1. In a stubborn manner. · He stubbornly refused to quit trying, even after failing 20 times.
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Anne squirmed off the bed and sat rigidly on a chair beside it, her face swollen and tear-stained and her eyes fixed stubbornly on the floor.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 68 · C1
They incorporate modern conveniences into their daily practice while stubbornly maintaining their deeply ingrained social customs and established domestic hierarchies.
The Enduring Topography of Malgudi, p. 1 · C2
Yet, this particular conclusion presented a unique challenge, a syntactic knot that stubbornly resisted her most seasoned and practiced strategies.
The Faithful Echo, p. 1 · C2

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