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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

“This is exactly what happened on Friday, the harsh reality of the real world where inflation remains stubbornly hot is starting to sink in,” Hogan added.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

George’s sheep may be intelligent, but they are stubbornly ahistoric when confronted with facts they’d rather not acknowledge.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Job growth has see-sawed between expansion and contraction for the last year, and inflation has remained stubbornly high since the pandemic.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“Papa, I can see anything,” he said stubbornly.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata