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Recent Examples of intransigent 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 Airbnb soon had agreements with more than a hundred cities, and when local politicians proved intransigent—leaders in Austin, for instance, seemed immune to Airbnb’s overtures—the company simply went over their heads. Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for intransigent
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Adjective
  • Then Curry, rattled by the monumental reverb of Kyrie’s shot, hurried into a stubborn approach on the ensuing possession, missed a desperate 3 over Kevin Love, who used his length and a rare display of defensive intensity to deny Curry a good look.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • All of which can be employed by Musk or anyone else using AI to target us with false political advertising tailored to our most stubborn biases, further dividing us, manipulating elections and solidifying what has already become a fascist state.
    Sal Recchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Football has typically accepted these lapses and quietly moved on, adamant that the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PED) is primarily a problem for other sports.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • It’s become the latest project that’s caused high tension among Prairie Village residents — with a new group that’s formed to rally residents to push against the city’s plans, while others are adamant for its approval.
    Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025

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“Intransigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intransigent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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