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punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
With the state’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Board meeting last week to hash out recommendations for allocating tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds for opioid relief, the state’s recalcitrance keeps the option of funding OPCs off the table.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
Reform efforts founder in the face of bureaucratic recalcitrance.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
With the state’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Board meeting last week to hash out recommendations for allocating tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds for opioid relief, the state’s recalcitrance keeps the option of funding OPCs off the table.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
Reform efforts founder in the face of bureaucratic recalcitrance.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalcitrance. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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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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