unbearable

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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

If both sides decide the costs of the war are becoming unbearable, they could cut an agreement that stops the fighting while deferring decisions on the toughest issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"Someone needs to do the right thing. We are in agony. We are in agony. It is unbearable," popular morning show presenter Savannah Guthrie said in an interview with fellow NBC News anchor Hoda Kotb.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Susan Everard's tribute was published as Britain's most senior police officer Sir Mark Rowley, hailed the family's "extraordinary dignity in the face of unbearable grief" on the fifth anniversary of her murder.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Whatever anesthesia had carried me through the event was starting to wear off and with each passing second the thought of sitting around all night, alone, was seeming more and more unbearable.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt