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indefensible

[in-di-fen-suh-buhl] / ˌɪn dɪˈfɛn sə bəl /


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Taking to X, French Education Minister Édouard Geffray said students have the right to protest, but condemned reports of violence as "indefensible".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He has described his past views as "indefensible" and now speaks out against extremism.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

He was explicit that Fuentes’ views on race and women are indefensible, and that what Fuentes has said about the Holocaust and Nazism cannot be defended.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

In Chicago, where so many students are already missing school, it’s particularly indefensible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Discarded on the floor is the Ptolemaic system, which became indefensible when Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, and Ptolemy himself lies slumped in the background.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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