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unbearable

[uhn-bair-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈbɛər ə bəl /


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The films she had worked on included “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “Henry & June,” “Amadeus,” “The Right Stuff,” “Backdraft” and “Blue Velvet.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Hahn, a faculty member of Queens College in New York City whose books include “The Unbearable Heart” and “Earshot,” won the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for lifetime achievement.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Czech author Milan Kundera, known for novels ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’ ‘Identity’ and ‘The Festival of Insignificance,’ has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Kundera’s best and most representative novel, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” was published in 1984.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Unbearable burdens that the world somehow does bear with a certain grace.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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