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But in four decades of public life, the square-jawed former professor has also been known as mulishly independent, whether as Defense and Energy secretary or CIA director.

A BATTLE OVER BLAME 2007

Henry looked at them mulishly, drawing his eyebrows together, as if his mother and brother were in a conspiracy not to understand him.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

Watch me set my lips mulishly and thrust my chin forward: No. No, I don't.

[GUEST POST] Sarah A. Hoyt on The Death of Science Fiction: It Ain't Over Till The Fat Droid Sings 2010

Henry looked at them mulishly, drawing his eyebrows together, as if his mother and brother were in a conspiracy not to understand him.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

But what if SDOT mulishly insists on business as usual?

A Few Good Reasons to Love Ray LaHood « PubliCola 2010

Throughout the competition he's been almost mulishly stubborn about his culinary point of view to the point of ignoring the judges' preferences and advice, but his integrity got him to the finals.

Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs: Who Should Win? Vote! 2011

 And Stacy Moore was aghast that our city mulishly sprayed for mosquitoes when mosquitoes weren't the problem.

The Last Pool Party 2010

The trouble came when Calles mulishly attempted to enforce the laws in strongly Catholic west-central Mexico, particularly the states of Jalisco, Colima, Zacatecas, Guanajuato and Michoacán and even more particularly the Los Altos ranch country of northeast Jalisco, focal point of what would turn out to be the terrible 1926-29 Cristero War.

Plutarco Elias Calles: crusader in reverse 2008

He reminded me of me: eating fruit off every tree, looking for the one that would make him wise; trying to get free of his beloved, clinging mother; and mulishly refusing to work hard at things he didn't like.

My Confessions Fresca 2010

Again, I don't know if the pizzeria's landlord was mulishly obstinate about taking less money.

Lita Smith-Mines: Slicing Away Some of Suburbia 2010