unfathomable
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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
"It is unfathomable they have had to wait this long to learn what happened to their daughter," said Ukpo, who had criticised the decision to hold off on releasing their findings.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
He was a monkey with long golden fur, and if there was an expression in his black eyes, it was unfathomable.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing unfathomable
The Outsiders
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe
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