intolerable
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His comment came a day after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the activists' treatment "intolerable" and demanded an apology by Israel.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has become a prominent figure in peace talks, said the status quo was "intolerable for America."
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
"The long wait for an outcome has already caused intolerable anxiety and stress, and constitutes an unacceptable harm prohibited under international human rights law."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
But 702 opponents say the ability to search for U.S. names in the database poses an intolerable threat to civil liberties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
We were down with the pigs one time when I told him Tansy was getting intolerable, one of our Spelling School words.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing intolerable
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