impracticable
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It is hard to justify now, but back then it seemed impracticable to claw back our family’s time and tranquility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
It states that “any modification must be made in accordance with the donor’s probable intention” and only if the restriction has become “unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful.”
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
Although it may seem impracticable, a renegotiation will look more appealing in the decades ahead of us, more so, I suspect, in the face of genuine hardship.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024
FTX could owe money to more than 1 million people, making it "impracticable" to contact each, the papers said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 6, 2023
I meant to become her governess once more, but I soon found this impracticable; my time and cares were now required by another—my husband needed them all.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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