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inviolate

[in-vahy-uh-lit, -leyt] / ɪnˈvaɪ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /




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If people can’t trust Social Security to keep their privacy inviolate, confidence in the entire program may well be shattered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

It's a simple and what should be an inviolate rule.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

Because this crosses a line you maintain is inviolate, you might consider taking a trial separation while your husband works on his issues.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

A last bastion of privacy, our brains have remained inviolate, even as sensors now record our heartbeats, breaths, steps and sleep.

From Scientific American • Mar. 27, 2023

Now he had retreated a step further: in the mind he had surrendered, but he had hoped to keep the inner heart inviolate.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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