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unfathomable

[uhn-fath-uh-muh-buhl] / ʌnˈfæð ə mə bəl /




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Japan is facing inflation for the first time in decades, with core inflation rising 2% to 3%, unfathomable a decade ago in the depths of Japan’s deflationary rout.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He doted on the music of Rachmaninoff when Rachmaninoff was unfashionable and on Steve Reich when Reich was found unfathomable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Even more unfathomable today is that cars were just sitting there at dealerships, waiting to be sold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Buying a $1 million building — even if you’re sharing it with tenants — may simply feel unfathomable to them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

It had always seemed unfathomable to her, choosing a career where all you did was put yourself out in front of hundreds or thousands of people and risked rejection in real time.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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