inflexible
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Now that “Project Hail Mary” has launched the possibility of a fruitful Hollywood career, Ortiz’s only aim is to continue letting his abilities lead the way without inflexible expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
PwC said NCP had a "high concentration" of inflexible leases that prevented it from reducing costs or scrapping unprofitable car parks.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Johnson and other lawmakers criticized the agency at a hearing last week for being too inflexible on rare diseases and not listening to patients willing to tolerate high risks for the chance of better health.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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The company said that the court ruling “imposes on the Post-Gazette outdated and inflexible operational practices unsuited for today’s local journalism.”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
A man so despised, so foul tempered, so robotically inflexible that on the last Let’s see what kind.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing inflexible
Resistance is Futile: Synonyms for "Stubborn"
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"Just Lather, That's All" and "The Woman Who Was Death"
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Hard Times
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