untenable
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But those talks broke off, with both sides alleging their counterparty demanded last-minute changes that would make a deal untenable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
When these denials at last became untenable, they retreated to other lines of defense, such as libertarianism.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“The concern and the situation just feels untenable right now.”
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
"It is untenable the position they are taking that they have enough equipment. It is helicopters that are needed."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
For some non-Jews, such as Erwin Schrödinger and nuclear chemist Max Delbrück, the situation was morally untenable.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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