intransigence
noun
in·tran·si·gence
in-ˈtran(t)-sə-jən(t)s 
-ˈtran-zə-
: the quality or state of being intransigent
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her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating
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Many agencies’ missions are associated with liberal or progressive causes, and conservatives who favor small government or deregulation have historically expressed frustration about the intransigence or even existence of the federal bureaucracy.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
That bonus pool is growing to almost $3million (£2.4m) from just over $1m.
Add it all up and there is no shortage of intransigence and little room for optimism.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Although Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in March 1979, the Palestinian autonomy talks ultimately went nowhere, in large part due to Israeli intransigence.
—Benjamin V. Allison / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Arsenal learned all about Brighton’s January intransigence two years ago while making a determined pursuit of Caicedo.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
That bonus pool is growing to almost $3million (£2.4m) from just over $1m.
Add it all up and there is no shortage of intransigence and little room for optimism.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Although Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in March 1979, the Palestinian autonomy talks ultimately went nowhere, in large part due to Israeli intransigence.
—Benjamin V. Allison / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Arsenal learned all about Brighton’s January intransigence two years ago while making a determined pursuit of Caicedo.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Intransigence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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