intractable
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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
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
The intractable source of the problem, Bostwick said, is that the desert is for sale and real estate operations, some out-of-state, buy and then resell online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was that this felt like a solid, intractable line they were crossing.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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