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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The Manhattan court countermanded the intransigence of the court stenographers and directed the daily publication of the Trump transcripts on a court website.
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Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Three European diplomatic sources told Reuters Rubio's comments reflected growing frustration in the White House over Russian intransigence to end the war.
—Bart H. Meijer and Gabriel Stargardter, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The Administration’s intransigence in the face of court orders, which has been a disturbing constant of the past several months, raises questions about whether the Supreme Court will put pressure on the Administration to follow the law.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
Both parties are complicit in a system that has left us with only two remaining tools to restrain government: shutdown brinkmanship and debt ceiling intransigence.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Three European diplomatic sources told Reuters Rubio's comments reflected growing frustration in the White House over Russian intransigence to end the war.
—Bart H. Meijer and Gabriel Stargardter, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The Administration’s intransigence in the face of court orders, which has been a disturbing constant of the past several months, raises questions about whether the Supreme Court will put pressure on the Administration to follow the law.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
Both parties are complicit in a system that has left us with only two remaining tools to restrain government: shutdown brinkmanship and debt ceiling intransigence.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intransigence
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“Intransigence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigence. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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