untreatable
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"If we could get to grips with these processes, then we could use this understanding to create better solar cells, more efficient energy grid systems, and discover drugs for previously untreatable diseases," she said.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The disease is progressive and fatal, and has until now been almost entirely untreatable.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
The findings mark a significant step towards developing new peptide-based treatments for currently untreatable neurodegenerative conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
Campaigner Hope Virgo worries some people with long-term and complex eating disorders are being viewed as "untreatable" and "being sent home to die".
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
An untreatable fungal disease called anthracnose is wiping out the lovely dogwoods not just here but everywhere in America.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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