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inalienable

[in-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh-] / ɪnˈeɪl yə nə bəl, -ˈeɪ li ə- /


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Araghchi told Al Jazeera that nuclear enrichment was Iran's "inalienable right and must continue".

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

"It says 'accept certain inalienable truths - prices will rise, politicians will philander and you too will get old'."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Every person on this planet should be given the inalienable right to human dignity, with or without “the proper paperwork.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

“Each nation has the inalienable right to decide its political, economic, and social model, free from external pressure.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

When we said that men are ‘endowed with certain inalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,’ we did not pause to define ‘happiness.’

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright