as in recalcitrance
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Noun
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The singer for the latter band, Liam Gallagher, disavowed the Rock Hall when his band was previously twice nominated, but the nominating committee did not hold his recalcitrance against him this year.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026 -
But less than a month after proposing the inquiry, PURA released a decision abruptly canceling it and blaming the cancellation on utility recalcitrance.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
1 Feb. 2026
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The rigidity of that system is one of the reasons Liu quit the sport at 16, before deciding to return, on her own terms, two years later.—
Alice Park,
Time,
22 Feb. 2026
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Over time, the concept of resistance evolved into a broader identity, one rooted in challenging industry rigidity with humor and approachability.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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More to the point, the government's understaffing and high caseload is a problem of its own making and absolutely does not justify flagrant disobedience of court orders.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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As litigation commenced and DHS officials were called to testify, judges became frustrated at the rampant false testimony and disobedience of the government.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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In Olga Tokarczuk’s work, knowing how to pick mushrooms—organisms open to unruliness and interconnection and resistant to easy labeling—is a sign of good character.—
Christopher Tayler,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
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Any unruliness was saved for the sketches.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2026
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He was terminated over allegations of abuse of power, insubordination, abuse of leave policies, and failure to report damage to a department vehicle.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Green Thumb asserted Contreras was terminated for insubordination and other reasons.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
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Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Immovability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immovability. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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