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untouchable

[uhn-tuhch-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈtʌtʃ ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
taboo
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Though they were penned in and ruthlessly pursued, their mastery of the Sierra Madre made them nearly untouchable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"We don't treat powerful or senior figures as untouchable."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Winning a second gold medal in Beijing, where she put up an untouchable 94-point score on her first run when silver-medalist Queralt Castellet was the only other competitor to break 90 points, extended Chloe’s dominance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The coach did not make an example of Vinicius, and instead restored his near untouchable status -- even through a run of 16 matches without scoring, which finally ended in Jeddah.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

If Hale had momentarily been uneasy, he was confident by the time White spoke to him—even cocky, evidently convinced that he remained untouchable.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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