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

In other words, it may be feared that property rights, in America, are no longer sacrosanct.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

The Chorley MP said the Budget "should be sacrosanct and it should only be heard today".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

“Anybody who’s from New Jersey would know that the Jersey Shore is sacrosanct here in the state,” Mr. Ciattarelli said in the debate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

They’re sacrosanct, at the same time holy and deeply shameful.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood