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insupportable

[in-suh-pawr-tuh-buhl, -pohr-] / ˌɪn səˈpɔr tə bəl, -ˈpoʊr- /


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The idea of his mother dying is insupportable to Chowdhury, but given that she’s in her 70s and he’s in his 40s, certain terrifying realities must be faced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

On the other hand, if Mr. Sorkin did not make major changes, the play would be both structurally and politically insupportable in 2018.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2018

And then you have three high-value journalists resign because a major story is insupportable and has to be retracted.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2017

That people who were so vulnerable and needed special care were instead treated as an afterthought is insupportable.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2017

The GAC had reached the conclusion that the intensified test schedule really was placing insupportable pressure on Los Alamos; sooner or later, Oppenheimer feared, the workload would erode the quality of the lab’s product.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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