impossibility

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Without equal citizenship, equal voting rights, and equal opportunity to elect representatives of one’s choice, republican government was an impossibility.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Mangione’s reasons succinctly reflect a society where consistently reliable healthcare is a virtual impossibility without millions of dollars at your disposal.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

She could be wryly funny about the impossibility of escaping her past; in time, her exasperation with endlessly retelling the story of her childhood became an aspect of the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

His father Joel told BBC Sport last year that Louis finds the impossibility of satisfying all the requests for selfies and autographs he gets a difficult part of the job.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

A second reason is the growing impossibility of communal decision making with increasing population size.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond