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
However, Virginia’s legacy as the birthplace of humanity’s first step into the heavens would have to compete with the notoriety it was gaining as the country’s most intransigent foe of integrated schools.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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