unbearable
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A father has described feeling "unbearable grief" after his three "beloved" daughters died in the sea off Brighton beach.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I deserve justice, which is why I stand up and face unbearable public scrutiny in the name of a greater good — a world where predators are not in power.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
After taking the two pills for my chemical abortion, I experienced unbearable pain and heavy bleeding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Not an iota of care for Mathew Shurka, “an amicus who received conversion therapy as a child,” who is a living example of the unbearable price paid for framing talk therapy as nothing but speech.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
Olanna pulled her eyes away from the slight swell of her belly; it was newly unbearable, the thought that Odenigbo’s baby had been in that body.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Vocabulary lists containing unbearable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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The Cay
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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