intractable
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The seemingly intractable issue over Hezbollah's weapons has long divided Lebanon, but Aoun appeared to believe he could solve it.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“Fusion lets us make our own suns. It makes really hard, intractable problems suddenly a little more solvable.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Overlapping plots and jurisdictions trigger intractable land disputes.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Miller said he and his wife, Staci, while mapping out their philanthropic work, chose to focus on intractable problems at the local, state, national and global level.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
The gridlock in the parking lot was so intractable that, even though the races ended at 6:30 P.M., it would be well into Sunday morning before everyone got out of the track.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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