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impractical

[im-prak-ti-kuhl] / ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl /


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With onboard artificial intelligence, spacecraft could respond to unexpected situations in real time when communication delays make human control impractical.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

She chose pink Cadillacs precisely because they were impractical, the furthest thing from a family car that she could imagine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The neighbors weren’t unsympathetic, nor were they impractical.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In denying Acuña’s request for a tenured position, the judge argued that the hostility between Acuña and his potential co-workers would make his appointment “both impractical and inappropriate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

I nicknamed her Screwzy, for the impractical, sidewinding course of her days.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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