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Meanings of intransigent in English

Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill.

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Usage of intransigent in English
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In supporting Assad, Russia acts in deliberate, intransigent opposition to the US.
The Guardian
2
Don't try to portray me as some kind of intransigent villain here.
The Naked God
3
The Angel of Death, a protagonist in several stories, is unfailingly intransigent.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
4
Martens regarded Poole as he might have a dumb and intransigent child.
The vaults
5
The Parole Board said Roest had a rather intransigent attitude to his offending.
Radio NZ
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Agnelli's intransigent stance on that issue may have hastened his departure.
Reuters
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It started with an intransigent remark by me about the Mudeaters.
Rite of Passage
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It is time for the two states to give up their intransigent positions.
The Guardian
9
The more intransigent it is, the louder calls for full independence will become.
Reuters
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Behind it was all the intransigent ugliness of an Evil Little Fat Folk.
Bag of Bones
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Have they shamed intransigent foes into seeking a political solution?
The Guardian
12
Out of the Stalinist past came the austere & intransigent Portuguese Communist Alvaro Cunhal.
The new yorker
13
In a modern world, sumo remains wonderfully intransigent and apart.
The Irish Times
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In fact, it lets the intransigent DUP off the hook.
The Guardian
15
Maybe my daughter is more worried about intransigent Houses.
The Winds of Dune
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Neither Giovanni nor his wife were of the absolutely "intransigent" way of thinking.
Don Orsino
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