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implacable

[im-plak-uh-buhl, -pley-kuh-] / ɪmˈplæk ə bəl, -ˈpleɪ kə- /


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In Jefferson’s mind Henry was a lazy lightweight, Hamilton a monarchist and a coward, Burr an insurrectionist and Marshall an implacable foe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Described in the French press as a headstrong woman who is generous to friends but implacable to her enemies, Garcia says the case against her is circumstantial.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Supreme Court historically used Asian Americans’ supposedly implacable foreignness to justify greater, institutionally enforced apartness.

From Slate May 26, 2026

But in its immensity, its implacable absoluteness, is a certain confusion between means and ends.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

Behind his implacable gaze, wheels were turning at an even faster rate than usual.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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