inconceivable
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“It seems inconceivable to me that we would voluntarily relinquish the leadership that has propelled our country, fueled the economy, made us healthier, and made us safer,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Two men broke a previously inconceivable barrier at the London Marathon on Sunday, both running 26.2 miles in under two hours and smashing the world record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
“Given the volatility around earnings, it’s not inconceivable that there is a period of relative strength for technology,” Hackett said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
Alibaba ADRs remain priced around $150—up 0.5% in Monday’s premarket—which is just half of the late-2020 high, but a price level that may have been inconceivable in 2022, for instance, when it traded near $60.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
The affirmative reply I received with much relief, since it was inconceivable that my sister could think about settling in Denmark after two weeks of an eccentric country house.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing inconceivable
The Diary of Anne Frank
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