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We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
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The two weeks since Sammy was found dead in his bedroom by his 13-year-old brother Xander have been almost unbearable for his family, if not for the opportunity to stop it from happening to someone else.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Though she’s leaned on her work as Lady Whistledown in the past, the thought of being at the mercy of the whims of her conniving mother, Portia (Polly Walker), or her superficial and cruel sisters, Prudence (Bessie Carter) and Philippa (Harriet Cains), has become unbearable.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Though she’s leaned on her work as Lady Whistledown in the past, the thought of being at the mercy of the whims of her conniving mother, Portia (Polly Walker), or her superficial and cruel sisters, Prudence (Bessie Carter) and Philippa (Harriet Cains), has become unbearable.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2024
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unbearable
adjective
un·bear·able
ˌən-ˈbar-ə-bəl 
ˈən-,
-ˈber-
: greater than can be borne
unbearable pain
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