fathom

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Former Cardinals team-mate JJ Watt said: "Can't even begin to fathom or process this. There's just no way. Way too soon. Way too special. So much left to give. Rest in peace Rondale."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

"Can't even begin to fathom or process this," wrote Watt.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

“This was a special year, it’s hard to fathom that it’s over.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

"You just wouldn't even fathom that something like this would happen," 31-year-old Mary, who is originally from the UK, tells the BBC.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

After rowing in the number three and four shells all fall, Joe couldn’t fathom why he had suddenly been promoted.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown