intolerable
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"This is a huge problem. It's an intolerable experience sometimes to go down some of the roads, like this one here. What a miserable experience."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The mere risk of discrimination was intolerable to the Furman court.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
The situation was “testing,” Khandwala said, but not intolerable if you relaxed and remained patient.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has become a prominent figure in peace talks, said the status quo was "intolerable for America."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
I did not complain of my treatment; indeed, complaint may often make intolerable some circumstances which otherwise were swallowed, digested, and let pass.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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