as in deep
firmly established over time
the hard-core habits that generate our mountains of trash everyday will be extremely difficult to change
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Recent Examples of hard-core
However, one video may have hardcore wrestling fans even more excited.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
RSNs have been particularly at risk, given their high prices and relatively limited appeal to hardcore sports fans.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Half-and-half scarf-wearing supporters/tourists fill up the Etihad with the sound of camera clicks to reflect the modern City, while the noisy hardcore regale the City of old with an always-boisterous away end.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Cannon has written that Reagan's pollster told him the issue was primarily of interest to hardcore conservatives.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
RSNs have been particularly at risk, given their high prices and relatively limited appeal to hardcore sports fans.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Half-and-half scarf-wearing supporters/tourists fill up the Etihad with the sound of camera clicks to reflect the modern City, while the noisy hardcore regale the City of old with an always-boisterous away end.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Cannon has written that Reagan's pollster told him the issue was primarily of interest to hardcore conservatives.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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And while the postseason debuts of their predecessors suggest deep playoff runs are unlikely, Daniels and Nix have already demonstrated their abilities to defy the odds.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety As with a few recent documentaries featuring animals, a great deal of the film’s wonder comes by way of the human-animal interface: here, the brief and deep relationship of Masear to her wards and those who find them.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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An inveterate bus rider of the old No. 6, Eldridge believed in public transportation.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Nov. 2024
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Even diplomats of Iran and North Korea, two of America’s most inveterate foes, can reside in New York city as a result of this unique host status of our country.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
3 Nov. 2024
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Mark Harris is a lawyer and lifelong Illinois resident, born in the Quad Cities and currently living in a Chicago suburb.—
Mark Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Becoming a better leader is a lifelong journey The final step is making growth a priority.—
Alan Fleischmann,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Hard-core.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-core. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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