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punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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The city faces large fines and legal fees, and might even lose its zoning power to a receiver because of its recalcitrance.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Nov. 2025
Ukraine and its European allies have urged Trump to take tougher action in response to Russia’s recalcitrance.
Applying sanctions on countries that do business with Russia will have a wide-ranging impact including on some U.S. allies and will ramp up pressure on Russia and its struggling economy.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Rather than coercing Ukraine into war-ending concessions, however, this gambit only spotlighted the frailty of the bonds between Kyiv and Washington under the Trump administration and led the Kremlin to double down on its strategy of diplomatic recalcitrance and intensified military pressure.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
A certain recalcitrance has always been part of what makes Rosalía so compelling.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Nov. 2025
Ukraine and its European allies have urged Trump to take tougher action in response to Russia’s recalcitrance.
Applying sanctions on countries that do business with Russia will have a wide-ranging impact including on some U.S. allies and will ramp up pressure on Russia and its struggling economy.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Rather than coercing Ukraine into war-ending concessions, however, this gambit only spotlighted the frailty of the bonds between Kyiv and Washington under the Trump administration and led the Kremlin to double down on its strategy of diplomatic recalcitrance and intensified military pressure.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
A certain recalcitrance has always been part of what makes Rosalía so compelling.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recalcitrance
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalcitrance. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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