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Recent Examples of unamenable
But wireless providers and others are pushing back, saying that backup power resources are case-by-case judgements unamenable to bureaucratic micromanagement and that blanket requirements reduce operators’ flexibility to respond to disasters.
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Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamenable
Adjective
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This spring a jury determined that former Kansas City Manager Brian Platt sidelined the city’s communications directors for being unwilling to stretch the truth.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2025
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Yet, this was a classic case of a kneejerk reaction from WWE fans who were unwilling to let the story play out.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the city’s current crises—crumbling public infrastructure, intractable civic strife, the President’s attempts to strangle his home town—have reminded New Yorkers of a different period of chaos, when Cuomo seemed a beacon of sanity.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Fresh off its unqualified diplomatic successes with the Russians, the Iranians, and Hamas’s terrorists and their intermediaries, the Trump administration is reportedly gearing up to resolve another of the world’s seemingly intractable conundrums: North Korea and its nuclear arsenal.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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All at once, Vance had made an obstreperous return to the center of the national stage—and so did the memes.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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In some ways, Paul has been less obstreperous than them.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Big cars, bigger trucks, two-dimensional women, recalcitrant men.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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While the markets have not responded kindly, the White House insists the tariffs are bringing recalcitrant nations to the bargaining table.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The study found that women account for 3.4 percent of the construction labor force and 4 percent for industrial and refractory machinery mechanics.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
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While cannabinoids offer a potential alternative for refractory chronic pain, optimal use requires personalized dosing and further high-quality trials targeting specific pain subtypes.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, both the SAF and RSF are moving away from land battles and instead seek to destabilize their rivals’ territory with air or drone strikes, making the country as a whole increasingly ungovernable.—
Mai Hassan,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Apr. 2025
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But that was Kilmer, unpredictable, ungovernable, never boring.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is a contrary indicator as these levels are often seen at important market bottoms.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Although the concession was made in pending litigation and not through other IRS guidance, employers should be prepared to raise the issue and cite the government’s motion, especially if the IRS takes a contrary position in denying an ERC claim under the partial suspension test.—
Matthew Roberts,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Quinn’s group provides training for schools throughout Rhode Island and beyond, aimed at helping teachers understand how the brain functions in people with autism and offering strategies on how to effectively respond to behavior challenges that could easily be labeled disobedient or disorderly.—
Sarah Butrymowicz,
USA TODAY,
10 Apr. 2024
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Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Unamenable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamenable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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