sacrosanct
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Bidding to succeed his former mentor in 1995, Jospin shocked many Socialists by claiming a "right of inventory" over Mitterrand's legacy -- a right to reassess a record that loyalists deemed sacrosanct.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Students in writing workshops are loath to honestly criticize each other’s work, especially if the writer belongs to a sacrosanct group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
In other words, it may be feared that property rights, in America, are no longer sacrosanct.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
“It is a sacrosanct privilege,” said Eunice Cho, senior attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2025
And when I did see him, it was usually for dinner, when Mom or Laleh were around to provide a buffer, or for Star Trek, which was sacrosanct.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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