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impossible

[im-pos-uh-buhl] / ɪmˈpɒs ə bəl /




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It was a moment Raul Jimenez had waited his whole life for - and one that seemed impossible a few years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s impossible to escape the buzz about SpaceX’s IPO.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It was only a few weeks ago that the Knicks had pulled out a win in a different set of impossible circumstances, overcoming a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to win Game 1 of the conference finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Save room for dessert, especially the kanom krok, a crispy round pancake filled with coconut cream that’s lightly sweet and impossible to stop eating.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“The only reason the board would need to put their eggs, or us, or whatever, in separate baskets would be if the Academy was vulnerable. But that’s impossible, isn’t it?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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