impossibility

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Without equal citizenship, equal voting rights, and equal opportunity to elect representatives of one’s choice, republican government was an impossibility.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Having just passed the first anniversary of one of my life’s most excruciating moments, I’ve been feeling the impossibility in that balancing act myself lately.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Another U.S.-backed peace effort in 1993 broke down, owing to opposition from Syria, which then dominated Lebanon, and the impossibility of security guarantees with Hezbollah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"They want to see an inclusive school system. The problem is they are just so overstretched, they are being asked to do much more with less resource - it becomes an impossibility."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The full mathematization of perspective is combined with a hint of the impossibility of a purely mathematical world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton