intractable

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Creating a more durable ceasefire will require some kind of agreement to at least keep talking about the two sides' contradictory lists of intractable issues.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Overlapping plots and jurisdictions trigger intractable land disputes.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"Their paper should enable a broad spectrum of studies that previously were intractable."

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

The deal is now at an intractable impasse, people involved in the talks say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

He lived by a single maxim: “Learn your horse. Each one is an individual, and once you penetrate his mind and heart, you can often work wonders with an otherwise intractable beast.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand