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impassable

[im-pas-uh-buhl, -pah-suh-] / ɪmˈpæs ə bəl, -ˈpɑ sə- /


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Also check the weather; most roads in the monument are dirt or gravel and can become impassable in rain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“The longer the strait is impassable, the tighter commodity supply will become, thus the higher prices will likely go, and the greater the inflationary impulse that will follow,” the senior research strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"The longer the Strait is impassable, the tighter commodity supply will become, thus the higher prices will likely go, and the greater the inflationary impulse that will follow."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

She likens it to watching a burglar pile up your prized possessions on the other side of an impassable chasm.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Despite the wide stretch of sea in front of them, she felt like she was standing at an impassable barrier.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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