intolerable
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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
But 702 opponents say the ability to search for U.S. names in the database poses an intolerable threat to civil liberties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The pressure was, at times, intolerable and this continued through wave after wave of Covid.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
“The poverty, and the thought of what was happening to those human lives was just intolerable, sickening.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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