He has an implacable hatred for his political opponents. an implacable judge who knew in his bones that the cover-up extended to the highest levels of government

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And that might not be for some time, because of the other advantage partisanship affords him—the implacable support of his party. The Economist, "LexingtonPast episodes of presidential wrongdoing have provoked a reaction," 24 Feb. 2018

In the second year of the Bush presidency, responding to implacable pressures from the Reagan and Bush administrations, the Soviet Union imploded. Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "Read Brian Mulroney's Moving Eulogy at George H.W. Bush's Funeral," 5 Dec. 2018

In the second year of the Bush presidency, responding to implacable pressures from the Reagan and Bush administrations, the Soviet Union imploded. WSJ, "Remarks by Speakers at Funeral for George H.W. Bush," 5 Dec. 2018

But with parliament deadlocked and the E.U. implacable, a simple solution could present itself as the only way out for a Tory party desperate to keep Labour out of power: the transition period could be extended, and a second referendum called. Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, "Did Trump Just Help Stop Brexit?," 13 July 2018

The lack of normal optical recession gives them an implacable, almost physical presence, especially the really tall cathedrals of Wells, Somerset, England; Orléans, France; or Nuremberg, Germany. Roberta Smith, New York Times, "Viewing Europe’s Houses of Worship in Wild Detail," 4 Apr. 2018

Even when chaos and privation seem implacable, the human drive for dignity and validation abides. Erika P. Rodriguez, Smithsonian, "Photo of the day," 27 June 2018

By 1985, in one of the crueler ironies of the century, gay men had learned that the liberation of the libido, the casting-off of eons-old shame, had exposed them to an implacable, hitherto unknown virus. Michael Cunningham, New York Times, "Surviving AIDS, but at What Cost?," 25 June 2018

Among those involved in the movement to address Spain’s legacy of silence, Cantera gained a reputation as an implacable opponent. Matías Costa, Smithsonian, "The Battle Over the Memory of the Spanish Civil War," 28 June 2018

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