intransigence
noun
in·tran·si·gence
in-ˈtran(t)-sə-jən(t)s 
-ˈtran-zə-
: the quality or state of being intransigent
Examples of intransigence in a Sentence
her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating
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Given deepening American intransigence and increasing demand from Ukraine, would Turkey put the SAGE 227 into production on Ukraine’s behalf?
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David Axe, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Has the president decided his soaring Nielsen ratings are better than a plummeting stock market if there are full-bore tariffs placed on Mexico and Canada because of their intransigence?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Its conquest became the keystone of Putin’s political legacy, the marker of Russian intransigence vis-à-vis the West, and Putin’s evidence that Russia’s post-Soviet age of humiliation was over.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2022
Economists say the trajectory for both countries is worrying, warning that the absence of growth, fiscal imbalances and political intransigence could lead to decline and a loss of standing for Europe, as a whole.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Has the president decided his soaring Nielsen ratings are better than a plummeting stock market if there are full-bore tariffs placed on Mexico and Canada because of their intransigence?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Its conquest became the keystone of Putin’s political legacy, the marker of Russian intransigence vis-à-vis the West, and Putin’s evidence that Russia’s post-Soviet age of humiliation was over.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2022
Economists say the trajectory for both countries is worrying, warning that the absence of growth, fiscal imbalances and political intransigence could lead to decline and a loss of standing for Europe, as a whole.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Intransigence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigence. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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