unspeakable
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“When parents refuse to hold their children accountable and that refusal to parent results in unspeakable tragedy,” Spitzer said, “then I have no choice but to hold parents accountable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said: "The unspeakable savagery and terror of 7 October must never happen again."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
My intention here is not to say, “Hey, this unspeakable event unfolding in the headlines right now? It’s just like that movie!”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The world is still dangerous and humanity still capable of unspeakable evil, but most neighborhoods bear little resemblance to lawless frontiers of old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was for this deliverance that she wept tonight: that he might be carried, past wrath unspeakable, into a state of grace.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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