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"I mean, come on, it's like an unobtainable dream."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Economic growth is the reason extreme poverty has become much rarer around the world, life expectancy has increased dramatically, and most Americans now own many things that were unobtainable luxuries decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Otherwise, there is a very real possibility that Woltemade, who also attracted bids from Bayern Munich, could simply have been unobtainable following another impressive season in the Bundesliga.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

In 1973, he broke NFL records by becoming the first runner to surpass 2,000 yards in a single season with a then-record 2,003 yards and broke Jim Brown’s single-season rushing record, once thought unobtainable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Iron was even more precious, but it was unobtainable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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