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impossible

[im-pos-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɒs ə bəl /




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“It was impossible to get. Our video store had only one copy, and there was a waiting list. It took us about three or four months,” says Phoenix-area corrections officer Steve Taris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although nearly impossible to appreciate at a human scale, such a small adjustment can make an important difference when a telescope is designed to study objects across vast cosmic distances.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

But for the injury-riddled Chargers, it’s been impossible so far, and it won’t be any easier Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

While adding that it would be "impossible to assess reliably" the chances of City winning their appeal, Severin added that "doing so will not be easy".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Betsie tried to take over for me, but her cough made reading aloud impossible.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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