as in unacceptable
too bad to be excused or justified
the unwarrantable arrogance of that man
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Without any supporting facts alleging, political impropriety, unacceptable public safety threats, national security concerns, and the potential failure of not executing federal immigration initiatives and policies, all of which will have an impact on Adams’ ability to govern NYC.—
Arnold Kriss,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Many of them will likely be seen in Kyiv as unacceptable.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Typically, a value of 5% or more may not be the ideal buying opportunity because there could be a chance to buy at a lower level, unless the stock is down for some unjustifiable reason.—
Jeff Nash,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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The killing of another human being in cold blood is brutal, savage, and utterly unjustifiable.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
16 Dec. 2024
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Her behavior became so outrageous and uncontrollable that her family arranged to send her to a girls’ reformatory.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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But her story can serve as a warning for people who are willing to believe outrageous claims online, even if the catalyst for it hasn’t been seen in the public eye since.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s explicit threats against the Bidens, and his record of trying to politicize the Justice Department and FBI, almost justify an unpardonable pardon, columnist Jackie Calmes writes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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In her small and deeply Catholic community, suicide is an unpardonable sin, so a horrible crime lures her with the promise of escape.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
29 Sep. 2024
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The lack of transparency by withholding what should be public information is inexcusable.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The crash that started with inexcusable COVID-19-era school closures has continued over a cliff in almost every state.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Conservatives and Republicans in Congress continue to claim that the cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits is an insupportable burden on America, so benefits need to be cut, though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to preserve entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Unless the distress among the German people should become insupportable, any sudden advance movement on their part that relied on force would be doomed to failure without armed support and assistance from outside.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
Adjective
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The only thing that is unforgivable—in my opinion—is the mainstreaming of one (one) dangly earring.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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Leaving the country days after being notified of weather conditions that everyone who lives in LA knows are prime disaster fire conditions is unforgivable.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Wielding state power to discriminate against kids is indefensible.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Some fans agreed that the consequences for some cast members’ behavior has been different from others, and others argued that Mena’s past remarks were indefensible. Take a look at the heated exchange between Amara La Negra and Flo above.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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