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untenable

[uhn-ten-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈtɛn ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
indefensible
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Farage said he was sorry for former leader Thomas's "personal difficulties", but said it had been untenable for him to continue.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit were making it difficult to go out during the day, and water shortages were making her business, which uses horses to coach business leaders, untenable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

"It would therefore be untenable for European minors to end up less well protected, when our framework is the most demanding in the world."

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Lower debt: High-interest debt from credit cards, car loans or student loans can quickly drain any budget and make living on less income untenable.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

For some non-Jews, such as Erwin Schrödinger and nuclear chemist Max Delbrück, the situation was morally untenable.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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