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Recent Examples of intransigent People don’t realize how much the Biden administration’s intransigent agencies may have played a role in investors avoiding stocks like Wynn. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025 To some, that may sound like Sweeney taking an intransigent approach to a pillar of the organization for a decade and a half. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 But India is notoriously intransigent in world politics. Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, the practice is tightly bound to the seemingly intransigent social marginalization of women. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for intransigent
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Adjective
  • Of all the bad-hair-day culprits, matted hair can be the most stubborn and frustrating.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Spills can be blotted (never rubbed) with a dry cloth since the fabric is non-absorptive, and for more stubborn stains, dry cleaning is recommended.
    Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As such, Mahomes evidently not only is immune to complacency but actually has become more adamant with success.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After taking a year off to improve his health, Renfrow was adamant about playing for the Panthers.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Intransigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intransigent. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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