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punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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Yet his recalcitrance also runs the risk of costly retribution.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
As Holland recently alluded to in an interview with the Kings’ Zach Dooley and Jared Shafran, that recalcitrance could complicate the Kings’ timeline.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 May 2026
Apple’s always emerging — from a depressive fog, from some volcanic fugue, from recalcitrance, from fear, from disappointment, from being too inside herself.
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New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Phillips does not, finally, claim that recalcitrance on the couch crystallizes a patient’s understanding, thereby reducing her suffering.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
As Holland recently alluded to in an interview with the Kings’ Zach Dooley and Jared Shafran, that recalcitrance could complicate the Kings’ timeline.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 May 2026
Apple’s always emerging — from a depressive fog, from some volcanic fugue, from recalcitrance, from fear, from disappointment, from being too inside herself.
—
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Phillips does not, finally, claim that recalcitrance on the couch crystallizes a patient’s understanding, thereby reducing her suffering.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalcitrance. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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recalcitrance
noun
re·cal·ci·trance
ri-ˈkal-sə-trən(t)s 
: the state of being recalcitrant
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