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insupportable

[in-suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr-] / ˌɪn səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr- /


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For a culture so neurocentric — so brain-bound, as Mr. Clark later called it — this was an insupportable notion, a bridge too far.

From New York Times Jun. 11, 2021

That would be an unprecedented and insupportable departure from the centuries-old tradition that the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2021

That’s insupportable, and in fact, it’s highly doubtful that most citizens of the District would support such a measure.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2019

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 enforced passivity of their defence, the interminable waiting, became insupportable.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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