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intractable

[in-trak-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈtræk tə bəl /


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Fortunately, Brown and Obama were allied leaders and not deep rivals looking to resolve seemingly intractable differences.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

There may not be some earth-shattering moment where AI either goes awry and causes chaos or suddenly solves the world’s most intractable problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

But it sounds like there was one juror whose position is intractable, that they have this fixed view that isn’t changing, no matter how much more deliberations continue.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Scientists used a new error correction strategy to encode 70 logical qubits and tackle a problem considered classically intractable.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

At the domestic level, then, Adams inherited a supercharged political atmosphere every bit as ominous and intractable as the tangle on the international scene.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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