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inexplicable

[in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə bəl /


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Humor resonates with something individual, possibly innate and probably inexplicable inside each of us; our sense of it is something we can’t control.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But here in Southern California, something more is in the air: a dense, motionless tsunami of something foul and inexplicable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Rosa Padhilete, a Franciscan nun who came from Naples, said she felt an "immense, inexplicable joy" seeing the remains.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Months before Chan was arrested, Rachel says she told the nursery manager her son had suddenly started showing signs of inexplicable rage.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

It’s one of those inexplicable things, how everything I’ve learned and experienced is brought to bear on the problem.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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