as in stubborn
not willing to do what someone wants or asks for; not cooperative
uncooperative children an uncooperative witness
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That's why our testers slathered, smoothed and sudsed up tons of products to discover the top new products — whether your hair is straight or coily, fine or thick or unpredictably uncooperative.
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The woman refused to answer and was so uncooperative, Sutter said, that park security called Anaheim police.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
But if the cops thought the victim was uncooperative or lying, those kits weren’t tested, either.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Police union: Tyreek Hill was 'uncooperative' during traffic stop
The statement from the team follows the release of officer body camera footage of the incident by Miami-Dade Police on Monday night.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
The woman refused to answer and was so uncooperative, Sutter said, that park security called Anaheim police.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
But if the cops thought the victim was uncooperative or lying, those kits weren’t tested, either.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Police union: Tyreek Hill was 'uncooperative' during traffic stop
The statement from the team follows the release of officer body camera footage of the incident by Miami-Dade Police on Monday night.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
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The points this story makes about the human capacity for empathy, who merits collective forgiveness, and the stubborn persistence of the death penalty are discomfiting.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The brewery is known for its stubborn commitment to the ancient brewing method called Yamanai, which increases the nuanced, profound umami in sake in exchange for a more laborious, manual process.Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Last week, the state had asked Kendrick to plead guilty to conspiracy to violate Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and willful participation in street gang activity.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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As such, this cohort feels that white supremacy can be a confusing emphasis if not willful misdirection.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Inside the swanky The Soho Hotel in central London in June, just weeks before suddenly shutting down the payments system, Raanan had struck a defiant tone.Iain Martin, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Close’s Grandmother pees on a rock and arches her back, almost defiant in face of sunrise.Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
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Biofeedback Biofeedback is a method that teaches the body how to control normally uncontrollable responses like heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure.Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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Worse, few if any in Washington seem bothered by the situation and those few who talk about deficits insist on distractions and studiously avoid the fraught politics implicit in where the budget’s underlying problem lies: the uncontrollable growth of entitlements spending.Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Craft services tables were piled with soda cans and snack bags, PAs with clipboards attempted to reroute recalcitrant pedestrians, techs held aloft parachute-sized plane reflectors to capture the light.Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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If Johnson struggles to get a majority of the council to back his spending package for 2025, recalcitrant aldermen would be empowered to make December demands in exchange for their votes.Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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