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A report this month by the US-China Business Council found that ongoing Chinese export restrictions have made some rare earths nearly unobtainable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

"I mean, come on, it's like an unobtainable dream."

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

And, of course, celebrity is this lifestyle that by definition is unobtainable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

It felt so unobtainable, actually, to me, because I knew what I saw on television, I knew the examples that I didn't see on television or in theaters or on stage.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

Iron was even more precious, but it was unobtainable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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