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untenable

[uhn-ten-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈtɛn ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
indefensible
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Huq argues that such a promise is not only legally untenable but a “terrible mistake” as a matter of ordinary civil law.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

One thing that sets him apart is that he’s willing to speak openly about his bias and the untenable position it puts him in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

He added: "It is absolutely untenable for customers to be without water."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The Cipriani controversy made Shell’s future at Paramount untenable, sources told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

This left me no course but to regret that I had been “betrayed into a warmth which,” and on the whole to repudiate, as untenable, the idea that I was to be found anywhere.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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