recalcitrant
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Ms. Goldstein imagines a sweet spot that allows us to “objectively distinguish between better and worse ways to satisfy the longing to matter” while being “expansive enough to accommodate us in all our recalcitrant diversity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“The Justice Department covers the entire nation, and they have the resources to take on the most recalcitrant and stubborn state actors,” he explained.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2025
“As a career law enforcement officer and a career officer with ICE, I’ve been dealing with these recalcitrant countries for years,” said acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
Maybe it is just a bunch of recalcitrant teenagers.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
His jaw had a recalcitrant jut to it that implied a run-in with something—an errant hoof or an ill- placed fence post—but maybe it was the only shape in which it could have been drawn.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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