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no way

American  

interjection

  1. Informal. absolutely not; no.

no way Idioms  

  1. Also, there is no way. Certainly not; never. For example, No way can I forget what he did, or Are you coming along?—No way! or There's no way our candidate can lose. This colloquial expression dates from the mid-1900s, but an earlier adverb, noway, dates from the 1300s.

Etymology

Origin of no way

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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“It could be foreign entities, it could be private equity, we really have no way of knowing who’s buying up this land,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

"There's no way to predict earthquakes at this time," Smetana says.

From Science Daily

"Without foreign workers like us, there is no way Japan's economy can function," the 30-year-old said.

From Barron's

"This is no way to make our country healthier."

From BBC

"If training on massive data is really the crucial factor, then there should be no way of getting to brain-like AI systems through architectural modifications alone," Bonner said.

From Science Daily

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