untouchable

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He believes "religious convictions are no more sacred or untouchable than political convictions", and that public displays of both should be cast aside by those working for the state.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

As waves of purges took down one senior figure after another in the People’s Liberation Army, Gen. Zhang Youxia had seemed untouchable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 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

Whatever it was, it startled Carolina, giving her a brief, undefined chill that stayed with her for a minute or sometimes throughout the day, nagging, inarticulate, untouchable, mysterious—perhaps like the aura from her saints.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols