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unintelligible

[uhn-in-tel-i-juh-buhl] / ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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As last year’s wildfires multiplied, still 0% contained, field reporters — tasked with articulating the unintelligible on camera — grieved alongside Los Angeles in real time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

The practice could be seen everywhere on the daily commute, adorned on walls, tunnels and metal shutters - always unintelligible, loud and colourful.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

The final five minutes were almost unintelligible, marked almost entirely by crosstalk, as Baier refused to let Harris speak uninterrupted.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2024

For example, during a rally in Montana on Friday, Trump appears to “glitch” and pause as he searches for words and then makes unintelligible noises and strange utterances.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

They looked at Claire as if she had said something preposterous, or unintelligible.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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