unbearable
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When Enkidu dies—and we know, from the moment of his creation from clay, that he must—the epic contracts around the fact of mortality with an almost unbearable pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Not an iota of care for Mathew Shurka, “an amicus who received conversion therapy as a child,” who is a living example of the unbearable price paid for framing talk therapy as nothing but speech.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
If both sides decide the costs of the war are becoming unbearable, they could cut an agreement that stops the fighting while deferring decisions on the toughest issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"This is becoming unbearable," Ofelia Oliva, a 64-year-old Havana resident, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Perhaps it just made her loss more unbearable.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing unbearable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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The Cay
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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