intransigent

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Both sides are frustratingly intransigent, but though Ms. Etura appears in only a few scenes, she makes Clara’s balance of anguish and guilt palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Did Bill Belichick, a 73-year-old intransigent, forever controlling-the-narrative football coach with a record six Super Bowl titles, seemingly cede the reins to his girlfriend, 24-year-old former cheerleader Jordon Hudson?

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

But the Kandahar-based leadership has remained intransigent, and there has been no public breaking of ranks with the supreme leader’s diktats.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

When taken in the context of global conflicts and hardening borders, the title seems a provocation against intransigent governments — at the very least a prod to consider our shared humanity.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Virginia’s resistance to the ruling would, over time, be more intransigent and longer lasting than that of any other state.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly