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Recent Examples of rock-ribbed
While the Democrats have completely revamped their primary calendar, the Republicans have remained the party of rock-ribbed tradition.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
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Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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And with that, Noah made the implacable Rose start crying in front of friends and family, all 20,000 of them.Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Her paternal grandmother heaves with bitterness, and though Ana intends to stay, her implacable grandmother sees her as an unwelcome visitor.Vogue, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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He was followed as president by the hard-line Ebrahim Raisi, picked in 2021 in an uncompetitive election.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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The state of Uttar Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Adityanath, a prominent Hindu monk and hard-line politician in Modi's party, has leveraged the event with giant billboards and posters showcasing both leaders alongside slogans promoting government welfare policies.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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That said, Enlisted was a terrific show, an unlikely alchemy of broad sitcom laughs and actual patriotism, and Brockmire was one of my favorite shows of the past decade, a deliriously profane comedy with an uncompromising sweetness.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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Now his Pulitzer winner, Nickel Boys, has been turned into an equally uncompromising yet at times surprisingly lyrical film directed by RaMell Ross.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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With this fact as an immovable backdrop, leaders cannot hope to properly future-proof their teams without supporting their workers’ physical, mental and emotional health.Dylan Taylor, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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However, Newcastle suspect Palace’s position is not as immovable as is being portrayed and that discussions could yet be fruitful.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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His upbringing left him with a speech impediment and an unyielding desire to make something of his life.airmail.news, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
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The ancient Ho-Chunk, who also inhabited modern-day Illinois and elsewhere, then turned to the arrow-straight elm, despite its unyielding, hardwood structure.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The captain has piled up the points by being dogged in battles, relentless on pucks and strong with his shots.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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In his three seasons in Chicago, Rodman averaged an astonishing 15.4 rebounds per game to go along with his relentless defense and ability to get under opponents' skin.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Although Bush and Obama both flirted with what was once called entitlement reform, Trump and Biden now present themselves as adamantine defenders of Social Security and Medicare, each accusing the other of secretly aiming to cut those programs.Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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This view is much in vogue today, casting China not as a country that responds to pressure and incentives but as an adamantine force incapable of reacting to external stimuli.Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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“Rock-ribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-ribbed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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