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The Conquest would also have been unthinkable without the Spaniards’ alliances with the Aztecs’ aggrieved subjects, who contributed tens of thousands of warriors to the cause.

Colombia's leftist president backtracked on a threat to cut decades-old intelligence ties with the United States Thursday, a move the country's ex-spy chiefs had dubbed "unthinkable" and "absurd."

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The idea that a charismatic authoritarian could hijack a party and weaponize institutions felt unthinkable.

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It was two years ago this month, with USC’s defense at an unthinkable nadir, that Lincoln Riley finally decided to fire Alex Grinch, his first defensive coordinator.

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With six matches to take place at Hampden, it would be unthinkable for Scotland not to take their chance and fully play their part.

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