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Refusing to make concessions or weaken a position or standard.

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uncompromising

Her uncompromising commitment to accurate quotations strengthened the biography.
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During the revised planning meeting, one organizer remained intransigent about using all six boards even after learning that four would hold the display. The adviser was uncompromising about honoring existing reservations, but flexible about arrangements that respected them.
From Promises and Pressure.
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