inflexible

Example Sentences

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If Anthropic was too inflexible, the Pentagon could have simply terminated the contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

His daughter switched schools two years ago, and one of the main reasons was her school's inflexible uniform policy, he says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

But 75 percent of electricity is still generated by coal-fired power plants, with inflexible operations and long-term coal power purchase agreements hampering renewable uptake.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The company said that the court ruling “imposes on the Post-Gazette outdated and inflexible operational practices unsuited for today’s local journalism.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Even with us, he wears a mask of courage that stretches tight over his inflexible face.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung