insupportable

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But, in the wake of #MeToo, Time’s Up and Rudin’s defenestration, those narratives are looking increasingly insupportable as generational attitudes shift regarding power, accountability and workplace culture.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2021

That would be an unprecedented and insupportable departure from the centuries-old tradition that the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

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

At Los Alamos, the almost insupportable tension fostered a sort of mania.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik