inconceivable
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“It seems inconceivable to me that we would voluntarily relinquish the leadership that has propelled our country, fueled the economy, made us healthier, and made us safer,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Two men broke a previously inconceivable barrier at the London Marathon on Sunday, both running 26.2 miles in under two hours and smashing the world record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Paramount has set a closing target date of Sept. 30, although the deal faces several regulatory hurdles, so it is not inconceivable that it will get pushed past that date.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
"It was inconceivable that this man who shared my life could have committed these horrors," says Ms Pelicot.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
This was the day they had worked for all year—three years for most of them—and it was inconceivable to them that they would not all be together in the boat in the last race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing inconceivable
The Diary of Anne Frank
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