inalienable
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Beijing, which considers Tibet an inalienable part of its territory, has only tightened its control since.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The achievement of July 1776 was to articulate an idea—that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable rights endowed by the Creator—that could justify, sustain and reward that kind of earnestness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
This provision simply states that “all natural persons” are “equal before the law and have inalienable rights.”
From Slate ● May 13, 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
Vocabulary lists containing inalienable
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Dear Martin
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