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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

Unbearable heat this year has forced authorities to shut the Acropolis and driven tourists on the Italian island of Sardinia indoors.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

His 1984 work, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” best exemplified his approach to literature — weaving themes of love, politics and exile into a work that would earn him critical acclaim among his literary community.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 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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