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unthinkable

[uhn-thing-kuh-buhl] / ʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl /


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I think they could cause United one or two problems but it's unthinkable that Manchester United could lose their opening two games of the season.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

What was once considered unthinkable is now a reality: The U.S. economy is growing strongly even though it’s creating very few new jobs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Yet at the end of a long, hot day, a crowd estimated to be around 100,00 stood and chanted the unthinkable “L.A. Phil, L.A. Phil, L.A. Phil, L.A. Phil.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Musk also pulls forward SpaceX’s $1 trillion revenue target to 2030 from 2031, and says it isn’t unthinkable that the target could be hit in 2029.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He wanted to embrace his guardian, to hold him and tell him that he would never desert him, but the action was unthinkable.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman




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