unrealistic
Britishadjective
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The Japanese company in March published a report from a third-party committee that said billionaire founder Shigenobu Nagamori pressured executives to achieve unrealistic earnings targets, ultimately leading to improper accounting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Few would argue there aren't valid feminist questions for the beauty industry to answer, around unrealistic standards for example, but the largely female-run nail sector also feels empowering for many women.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Or maybe CEOs just realized investment plans were unrealistic, needing too much of the world’s energy and savings to be feasible, much less profitable?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But decoupling from the US altogether would seem unrealistic - for both Canada and the EU.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The shift may, in fact, come as something of a relief, as it moves our collective focus away from a wholly unrealistic goal to one that is within anyone’s reach right now.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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