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impractical

[im-prak-ti-kuhl] / ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl /


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Katrina Suèr, who chairs the parent council at Mearns Academy in Aberdeenshire, said a four-day week would be impractical for parents.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

She has realized staying in her condo would be impractical, since it has stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

And it’s set in a snowy wintertime, which would have been impractical and expensive in live action, but pays all kinds of benefits in terms of staging and mood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

We could get out of either window onto the roof and down, or go down the hay chute if the stairs were impractical.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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