intransigence

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Also on Tuesday, the Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed AlJabir said the SCT had blocked a delegation from Riyadh from landing at Aden airport on Thursday, accusing the group of "intransigence".

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

“Although it is regrettable that the extraordinary measure of forcing the sale of Minaj’s dwelling is required, that result is entirely the product of her intransigence in not making payment,” they stated.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Now, emerging research shows disabled survivors are also disproportionately likely to suffer in the aftermath of an inferno — as much from smoke and ash as from bureaucratic intransigence and institutional failure.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Several gay people interviewed expressed hope that despite—or perhaps in response to—government headwinds, institutional intransigence and political polarization, speaking out may be getting easier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The dream receded and left him there, in his bed, alone—stranded in the merciless intransigence of reality, and it was as bleak a truth to his soul as the nothingness of the Elmuthaleth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor