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Noun
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That property means more energy storage tends to come at the price of more rigidity.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The reality was that Mavis’s mother didn’t have much time for her, being—like the grandmother in the story—not very maternal, though, in her case, this was attributable not to rigidity but to narcissism.—
Margaret Atwood,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The United States has become increasingly irritated with the glacial pace of progress towards implementing a ceasefire agreement, more overtly criticizing Russia's recalcitrance to ink a deal despite pursuing a rapprochement with the Kremlin.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Resistance to state laws Littleton isn’t just seeing recalcitrance on changes to its land-use code from its residents.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Bloody-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody-mindedness. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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