unbearable
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It meant she suffered from an unbearable urge to move, which typically developed most evenings.
From BBC • May 1, 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
"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
She wept in a way she had not wept before, for love torn away and protection failed and unbearable mistakes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing unbearable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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And Then There Were None
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