impossibility

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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

That is a physical impossibility, given the shortage of nearly half a million factory workers in the U.S.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Stressed about the impossibility of work-life balance, a Mexican American music video director hires a doppelgänger in this film, which premiered at Sundance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Christopher didn’t stop to let himself think; if he stopped to think, the madness and impossibility of it would envelop him.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell