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Second, increases in energy prices and supply-chain disruptions come as inflation is stubbornly above target in places such as the U.S., the U.K.,

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Despite all that, Bores, a former employee of surveillance tech giant Palantir, insists he’s not against A.I.—he’s just trying to make it work for those of us still stubbornly clinging to our carbon-based brains.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Consumers are increasingly feeling the pressure of stubbornly high inflation, particularly as the continuation of the Iran war has kept oil and gas prices at historically high levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The fish has proved stubbornly unwilling to reproduce in captivity without intervention, but Japanese researchers succeeded in breeding Japanese eels from eggs in a laboratory setting in 2010 at great expense.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

They walked down the westerly road, Jinjoo stubbornly holding Junsoo until her arms felt like wet noodles and she abruptly put him down.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh