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impermeable

[im-pur-mee-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɜr mi ə bəl /


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"We come to live in bubbles, impermeable to one another," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Europe needs to make itself impermeable to every interference” by outside powers, whether the U.S. or Russia, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Roberts said that Chiquita Canyon was far behind schedule with the installation of a large impermeable cover, which was intended to suppress odors.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

When these holds prevent assistance from getting in to alleviate famine pressures – or prevent populations from leaving – they are highly impermeable.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024

But it is illusion to think that there is anything fragile about the life of the earth; surely this is the toughest membrane imaginable in the universe, opaque to probability, impermeable to death.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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