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From there, the two sides agreed to discuss much more intractable issues, such as Iran’s nuclear program, with a resolution in 60 days.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Making the situation even more intractable is the timing: the pending departure of Macron makes it all the more unlikely that either side will make concessions.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

The downside of his performance stems, in part, from the fact that the world is more complicated, its problems more intractable, than at almost any time in U.S. history.

From Slate Jan. 19, 2025

Although the box-office uncertainty caused by the pandemic is on the wane, it has been swiftly replaced by uncertainty of another, perhaps more intractable sort: tumult within Marvel Studios itself.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2023

But the resistance of employers only raises a second and ultimately more intractable question: Why isn’t this resistance met by more effective counterpressure from the workers themselves?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich



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