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impenetrable

[im-pen-i-truh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɛn ɪ trə bəl /




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"I'd be lying if I said I was a completely impenetrable robot," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

That style is dense, intricate and sometimes impenetrable, and Ms. Serpell means to celebrate its difficulties while guiding us through them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The primary difference between public and private prisons, experts told Salon, is that private prisons operate in an even more impenetrable black box than public prisons.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

A poorly cleared corner followed by an unfortunate deflection proved fatal to the hitherto impenetrable Parisian defence.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

I suspect that inside the impenetrable fortress of conventionality he’s become, there’s one crazy-ass museum.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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