unattainable
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Jamie Dimon believes the American dream is becoming unattainable, and he is getting serious about trying to revive it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Gen Z feels prices are high and housing unattainable.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Companies have to thread a fine needle to get moonshot awards right—setting targets that aren’t too easy, but also aren’t so hard that the awards are unattainable and lose all incentive value.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Proponents of AI regulation often cite neutral AI as a goal, but true neutrality is often unattainable.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
But all those prerequisites for communal decision making become unattainable in much larger communities.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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