as in uncontrollable
given to resisting control or discipline by others
police have vowed to crack down on the speeding, racing, and other driving misdeeds being committed by the town's incontrollable teenagers
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Adjective
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In higher elevations lightning sometimes strikes dry vegetation, which sparks a fire that can easily become uncontrollable, particularly when fueled by dry winds.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Thanks to its impressive staying power, this eyeliner can be a bit stubborn to remove.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Coaches will tell you of a character who could be grumpy or stubborn, but also of someone who needed faith shown in him.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Also there to help is Alonso, whom Rowan has dispatched to pick up the unmanageable Evelyn, with instructions to tell her Cortland is definitely for sure 100 percent not at the house.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2025
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And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a massively flawed information market and an increasingly ungovernable world.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In California, the shift toward ungovernable fires in populated places has been under way for several years.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The net result is that predicting the spins of a molecule like a catalyst quickly becomes computationally intractable.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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The remarks by Trump’s nominee for secretary of state — made during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — are the first high-level signal of Trump’s burgeoning policy toward one of the most pressing and intractable crises in the Western Hemisphere.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Vermont Supreme Court found that mistakenly vaccinating the wrong student wasn’t enough to show willful misconduct — the only exception to immunity granted under the emergency preparedness act.—
Katie Smith,
Austin American-Statesman,
17 Dec. 2024
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The administration defines willful misconduct as actions that are intentional, lack justification, and where the risk of harm outweighs the potential benefits.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ali is a directionless and rebellious 17-year-old girl with an overprotective mother who eventually finds her passion in music after taking piano lessons from an elderly woman in her apartment building.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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However, expect a surprising shift on Feb. 10 as Mercury goes head-to-head with rebellious Uranus in your sign.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet must approve it, and given the far-right, recalcitrant members of that group, approval is not guaranteed.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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According to Cartwright, both recalcitrant and cooperative countries have seen reductions in border encounters, regardless of deportation flights.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2025
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