untenable
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A number of CDU politicians had urged Spahn to give up his leadership post, arguing that his decision to use a surrogate mother despite the party's clear position was untenable.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Iranian officials declined to proceed with scheduled talks in Switzerland, saying the escalation in Lebanon made continued negotiations untenable unless hostilities stopped.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
The idea of calling the police on a thought or feeling was untenable to almost everyone I spoke to.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Campbell Gunn, who acted as an adviser to both, claimed Salmond had warned Sturgeon that Murrell's position as chief executive was "untenable" while she was party leader.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
This left me no course but to regret that I had been “betrayed into a warmth which,” and on the whole to repudiate, as untenable, the idea that I was to be found anywhere.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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