unamenable
adjective
un·ame·na·ble
ˌən-ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl 
-ˈme-
: not amenable: such as
a
: not readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate
unamenable to reason
b
: not able to be controlled or influenced by something
criminals unamenable to rehabilitation
a disease unamenable to traditional remedies
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But wireless providers and others are pushing back, saying that backup power resources are case-by-case judgements unamenable to bureaucratic micromanagement and that blanket requirements reduce operators’ flexibility to respond to disasters.
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Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
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Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
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“Unamenable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unamenable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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