intractable
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Despite being banned, a wealth of research suggests they can treat intractable mental health problems, which has attracted significant investment from the biotech industry.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
"It's not about being faster. It's about being so dramatically faster that you change what is feasible. We will be able to solve problems that are absolutely intractable with classical computers," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Overlapping plots and jurisdictions trigger intractable land disputes.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Locally, he said, homelessness was the issue they identified as the most intractable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
Greece would defeat the Persians; Greek philosophy would never quite defeat Zeno—for Zeno had a paradox, a logical puzzle that seemed intractable to the reasoning of Greek philosophers.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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