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ungovernable

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




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In "Ungovernable: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip" Hart makes clear his frustration at the relationship between the two governments, particularly during the Covid -19 pandemic.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

Others reportedly carried a banner declaring "We Are Ungovernable."

From Fox News • Jan. 22, 2021

Last week "The Ungovernable" lashed out with a flood which promised to change not only its own course but also the course of the whole Sino-Japanese War.

From Time Magazine Archive

So frequently has the ochre stream cracked its dikes and devastated the countryside that peasants of the area call it "China's Sorrow," "The Ungovernable," "The Scourge of the Sons of Han."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ungovernable in his passions, he could as little brook an appearance of slight, as Harland could refusal.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I by Reeve, Sophia




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