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ungovernable

[uhn-guhv-er-nuh-buhl] / ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəl /




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And so an outcast couple, immoral and ungovernable, served as the vanguard for new European settlements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith talks about overseeing an ungovernable government.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, the ocean itself plays its ungovernable part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

He stopped short of saying the Conservative Party was "ungovernable", characterising his account as more of a "description of politics more generally".

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

Shaking from head to foot, thrilled with ungovernable excitement, I continued—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë


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