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impractical

[im-prak-ti-kuhl] / ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl /


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With onboard artificial intelligence, spacecraft could respond to unexpected situations in real time when communication delays make human control impractical.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

He was cool as usual under threat, and his instinct to carry on with the event was laudable even if it was impractical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

She chose pink Cadillacs precisely because they were impractical, the furthest thing from a family car that she could imagine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The neighbors weren’t unsympathetic, nor were they impractical.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Using a computer to generate a random ordering to the cards is the best though perhaps an impractical way to get random decks.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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