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untouchable

[uhn-tuhch-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈtʌtʃ ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
taboo
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On the day that Gianni Infantino stood alongside President Trump to present the World Cup trophy to Spain, he was still one of the most untouchable figures in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Most of the remaining squad could also be available at the right price, though a small group of players are considered untouchable.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

For nearly 70 years, Just Fontaine’s tally of 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup was considered untouchable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Mozeliak said he does not believe any player should be untouchable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

But there were other times when that emotion made him spellbinding and untouchable.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

“There shouldn’t be some sort of untouchables list of people who are immune from enforcement.”

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

By the end of the regular season he had moved from luxury to necessity, ballooning into the conversation as one of the Lakers Big Three untouchables.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025

In the end, history will remember Diana in broad strokes: a beautiful princess, a lonely marriage, a champion of the hurt and disenfranchised, a woman who touched the untouchables.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2022

"Only without fear from the untouchables Bulgaria can truly change," Petkov said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 18, 2022

The young doctor was soon famous for his willingness to help the poor and the untouchables.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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