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incomprehensible

[in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-] / ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm- /


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Uefa said the decision had "crossed a red line", labelling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible, and unjustifiable", while the Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa's ethics committee.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Uefa had criticised Fifa's decision at the time, calling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Here’s another way to comprehend the incomprehensible scale of a trillion dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

The overabundance of virtually incomprehensible gibberish in most law reviews seems to serve no purpose except to perpetuate more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

I saw the Serjeant’s eye upon me from across the room, and dropped my own gaze to the page, where I helpless took in several incomprehensible paragraphs regarding place, chess pieces, ships, and substance.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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