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untenable

adjective as in indefensible

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The Bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, told the BBC on Monday that Mr Welby's position was "untenable" after the report.

From BBC

But even if a national abortion ban—something JD Vance has spoken in favor of—is probably untenable politically, how else could the incoming administration restrict access to abortion across the country?

From Slate

Anglican priest Giles Fraser told the BBC the Most Rev Justin Welby had "lost the confidence of his clergy" and his position was untenable.

From BBC

It would take more than a year and a half, and a shocking, late-in-the-game debate debacle, for Biden and the party to accept that his candidacy was untenable.

From Slate

With the stakes so incredibly high for democracy this election, though, sitting on the sidelines felt untenable.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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