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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While nobody is mourning the fall of Bashar al-Assad—even Iran, Assad's most prolific backer, was getting tired of his intransigence—there are fears about what a post-Assad Syria might have in store.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For some reason, despite a new police chief, despite most of the old players being gone, some of whom were reprimanded, there was still some institutional intransigence into really doing the right thing.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
The predictably tepid response to their plans in Ukraine and the West also fits into narratives of Western intransigence, a key Russian talking point, as if the West that (allegedly) caused the war in the first place is prolonging and exploiting it to weaken Russia.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
What preoccupies her, and other fair-election advocates, is the possibility that the intransigence of a small number of election officials could cause confusion, strife, and possibly violence once the polls close on November 5th.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For some reason, despite a new police chief, despite most of the old players being gone, some of whom were reprimanded, there was still some institutional intransigence into really doing the right thing.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
The predictably tepid response to their plans in Ukraine and the West also fits into narratives of Western intransigence, a key Russian talking point, as if the West that (allegedly) caused the war in the first place is prolonging and exploiting it to weaken Russia.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
What preoccupies her, and other fair-election advocates, is the possibility that the intransigence of a small number of election officials could cause confusion, strife, and possibly violence once the polls close on November 5th.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Intransigence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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