intractable
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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
"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
Amid true danger in intractable hot spots, this is rhetoric for the sake of bravado.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
It was that this felt like a solid, intractable line they were crossing.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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