insupportable
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In “Exit the King,” he confronts the insupportable reality of death with the same madcap delirium of his better known works, such as “The Bald Soprano,” “The Chairs” and “Rhinoceros.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
On the other hand, if Mr. Sorkin did not make major changes, the play would be both structurally and politically insupportable in 2018.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2018
And then you have three high-value journalists resign because a major story is insupportable and has to be retracted.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2017
The act wasn’t repealed until America’s alliance with the Chinese during World War II made it insupportable.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2016
The enforced passivity of their defence, the interminable waiting, became insupportable.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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