far-fetched
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After worrying that Homelander’s delusions of becoming a religious figurehead were too far-fetched, Kripke came to see that storyline “as a metaphor for the ultimate level of narcissism.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Why is it so far-fetched that at some point in the future, the 100-year life will be normalized?”
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The stagflation parallel of the 1970s isn’t as far-fetched as it was two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
When Uefa devised this system, it believed the idea of 11 teams from one country qualifying for Europe was so far-fetched as to be barely worth mentioning.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Though this proviso may sound far-fetched, Wagner’s admirers had indeed begun to see Bayreuth as a very special place, the holiest of holies, well before he embarked on Parsifal.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
