intransigent

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Both sides are frustratingly intransigent, but though Ms. Etura appears in only a few scenes, she makes Clara’s balance of anguish and guilt palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

David Strover, head of Trading Standards, said: "We repeatedly advised this business to amend their labelling, but they were intransigent and failed to act on our advice."

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Decency and sanity demand that we address these catastrophes, however massive and intransigent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

When taken in the context of global conflicts and hardening borders, the title seems a provocation against intransigent governments — at the very least a prod to consider our shared humanity.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

The war years were wet years, and there were many people who blamed the strange intransigent weather on the firing of the great guns in France.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck