unbearable
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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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Vocabulary lists containing unbearable
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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