inflexible
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“The justice often publicly portrayed as unyielding and inflexible is, behind the scenes, the conservative who is uniquely adept at finding common ground on the most divisive issues.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
When negotiations grew difficult, he could become inflexible, leaving even the bill’s staunchest allies in the Senate feeling slighted, people involved in the process said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“So it’s become like an inflexible albatross that causes a lot of waste of electricity,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Stupak credits Fedorov with achieving something no-one would have imagined possible ten years ago: dragging the sclerotic, rigidly inflexible military into the digital world.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Adults were like that so much of the time, inflexible when they thought they had something to protect.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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