intractable

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Overlapping plots and jurisdictions trigger intractable land disputes.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"Their paper should enable a broad spectrum of studies that previously were intractable."

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

The deal is now at an intractable impasse, people involved in the talks say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Given that AI uses a tremendous amount of energy and water, public servants should be applying it towards solving society’s most intractable problems, not creating racist tropes or belittling people for exercising their democratic rights.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

Of all the visual elements, color is undoubtedly the most expressive—as well as the most intractable.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson