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Recent Examples of unmentionable
But the sound advice offered by Karlin and Wittes—to end extravagant and open-ended commitments to allies in the Middle East in order to reduce reckless behavior and U.S. exposure to its consequences—will never be followed if U.S. profligacy toward Israel is treated as unmentionable.
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Robert Satloff, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable.
—Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
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Robert Satloff, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
There exists a dangerous chilling trend in education whereby many subjects have become effectively unmentionable.
—Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
With minimal means, Jacquot evokes a society of narrow norms, in which privilege (as of rank, wealth, and gender) left vast margins for their violation, and in which depredations are rendered unmentionable and therefore unacknowledged and unredressed.
—Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021
Mental illness was simply unmentionable.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmentionable
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The telescope will observe each ecliptic pole once every orbit all mission long, seeking something seemingly ineffable: the faint signal of all the light emitted over the universe’s history, which SPHEREx scientists will then parse out across time.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some things prove ineffable, like this multi-perspective story of a woman, her daughter, her personal assistant, her so-so suitor, her long-ago camp crush and his wife — all of whom spend a weekend together.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Identify scenarios where human oversight is essential and prevent inappropriate AI autonomy over sensitive business areas.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Calumet City Elementary District 155 Board recently censured one of its members, Lamarr Miller, after learning he previously was disciplined for inappropriate behavior with students.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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From fiscal year 2015 to 2022, the Social Security Agency paid about $72 billion in improper payments, most of which were overpayments, the report noted.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article The Orlando police officer involved in the high-speed chase that killed a bystander last month had previously been disciplined in at least three incidents, one involving improper use of force and two for vehicle crashes, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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The sun will also hang around an hour later in the evening, contributing to an unseemly 8:30 sunset in most of the continental U.S. and the absurdity of an 11:44 p.m. sunset in Alaska on the June 21 summer solstice.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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In her letter, Sassoon contended that the resulting deal calling for dismissal of the case was unseemly in two ways.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Feb. 2025
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Somewhat sharper are the characters who start out already well-versed in the illicit trade.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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While cocaine is the largest drug produced in Colombia, cannabis cultivation still plays a significant role in the country’s illicit drug trade.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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The alternative — courts that fail to protect our fundamental rights — is unacceptable.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Environmental groups have long opposed the new reservoir and objected to a shorter judicial review, saying the project will release unacceptable amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas, into the air in addition to other adverse impacts.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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But could unauthorized immigration hurt salaries in Idaho? Probably not, according to a February 2024 University of Idaho report examining the state’s economy and immigrants who do not have permanent legal status.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2025
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Last month, Lightfoot said the village’s credit cards were used for unauthorized projects, WGN-TV reported.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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