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stubbornly

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Stubbornly high Treasury yields suggest inflationary pressures are likely to remain a fixture for markets over the back half of the year.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Stubbornly high U.S. mortgage rates and home values have caused the housing market to slow, in turn weighing on construction activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Stubbornly clinging to their ancestral lands and ways?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

Stubbornly high unemployment, which hit 32% last year, persistent economic inequalities, corruption allegations and frequent power cuts have reduced its popularity.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

Stubbornly clinging to its own mass, refusing to break up and be removed.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison