unattainable
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The perception that the school was financially unattainable had built up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It would feel disingenuous to make art that’s unattainable to the very community who inspires it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Young people, they feel let down… disappointed in policymakers for allowing this to happen. And they also feel just sad that the 'Australian Dream' of owning a house is unattainable for them."
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Set very ambitious goals that initially seem unattainable.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
They had discovered one Horcrux, but they had no means of destroying it: The others were as unattainable as they had ever been.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing unattainable
Power Prefix: un-
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: un-
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