unbearable
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When Enkidu dies—and we know, from the moment of his creation from clay, that he must—the epic contracts around the fact of mortality with an almost unbearable pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Jade Boden-de Mel first experienced "unbearable" pain at 17 but says medics could not identify the cause and prescribed the contraceptive pill to manage it.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 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
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
The talk of spring filled Abel with unbearable longing.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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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