intractable

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"We've made progress on this really big, seemingly intractable question: why is there something instead of nothing?" said Professor Messier.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Overlapping plots and jurisdictions trigger intractable land disputes.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Miller said he and his wife, Staci, while mapping out their philanthropic work, chose to focus on intractable problems at the local, state, national and global level.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The term for Jean and Stephen, Julian says, is “rekindlers”—though they turn out to be “non-rekindlers,” as intractable problems impose a sad outcome on their fairy-tale romance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

This struck him as an intractable problem, for a variety of reasons.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt