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intransigent

[in-tran-si-juhnt] / ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒənt /


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Another officer shouted at intransigent groups, "Let’s go! We are evacuating! Start moving!"

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

It’s both a possibly sophisticated performance enhancer and the scourge of picky eaters, brand new to elite endurance athletes, but all too familiar to generations of intransigent five-year-olds.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Did Bill Belichick, a 73-year-old intransigent, forever controlling-the-narrative football coach with a record six Super Bowl titles, seemingly cede the reins to his girlfriend, 24-year-old former cheerleader Jordon Hudson?

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2025

But the Kandahar-based leadership has remained intransigent, and there has been no public breaking of ranks with the supreme leader’s diktats.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2024

In refusing to do so he was simply being greedy, intransigent and ruled by unfounded fears and mistaken beliefs.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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