indestructible

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It is our current existential mood: Humanity is not fundamentally indestructible, our extinction could occur in the near future and, in the end, it’s a fate we cannot escape.

From Salon

“Tennis balls, like a lot of objects, are made to be indestructible, which means they’re very resistant to mechanical processing,” said Nickolas J. Themelis, director of Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center.

From Seattle Times

The actor also opened up about how she has experienced more difficulty losing weight for movie roles as she has got older, and lamented not being as nimble and indestructible as her younger self was.

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of times, we get looked at as indestructible – whether it’s playing sports, being an advocate or being a martyr for a cause.

From Seattle Times

“It was a monumental ship that we thought was indestructible, and what we found out was that we are still vulnerable to forces on this planet that are beyond our control,” Jaffe says.

From Scientific American