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punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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Resistance to state laws Littleton isn’t just seeing recalcitrance on changes to its land-use code from its residents.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
On that front, at least, Putin’s recalcitrance may turn out to be an asset.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
But those prior instances of presidential recalcitrance — just two, spread out over 248 years — were narrow.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The permitting reform that was supposed to pass in parallel with the climate bill never became law because of Republican recalcitrance and Democratic fears of incurring the wrath of environmentalists.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
On that front, at least, Putin’s recalcitrance may turn out to be an asset.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
But those prior instances of presidential recalcitrance — just two, spread out over 248 years — were narrow.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The permitting reform that was supposed to pass in parallel with the climate bill never became law because of Republican recalcitrance and Democratic fears of incurring the wrath of environmentalists.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalcitrance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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recalcitrance
noun
re·cal·ci·trance
ri-ˈkal-sə-trən(t)s 
: the state of being recalcitrant
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