intractable

Example Sentences

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Homelessness is an intractable problem, but its Venn overlap with public parks is on a different plane, because it asks, again, who are parks for?

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Despite being banned, a wealth of research suggests they can treat intractable mental health problems, which has attracted significant investment from the biotech industry.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Creating a more durable ceasefire will require some kind of agreement to at least keep talking about the two sides' contradictory lists of intractable issues.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr. Macmillan doesn’t lose sight of the central truths about clinical depression: that the causes are often inscrutable, its persistence can be intractable, and temporary relief often leads only to recurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The gridlock in the parking lot was so intractable that, even though the races ended at 6:30 P.M., it would be well into Sunday morning before everyone got out of the track.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand