unimaginable
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Lithwick: Separated from their children, not yet full citizens, formerly enslaved parents faced unimaginable odds to reunite their families.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
According to Jamie Umpherson, Runway's chief creative officer, people are learning to use the tools better as the technology improves on a "scale that was unimaginable a couple of years ago."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"That would have been unimaginable in North Korea."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The trajectory points toward something that would have been unimaginable to the Russia of a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Everyone in the Riddle barn knew Smith was trying to coax early speed from Seabiscuit, but the idea of a horse outbreaking War Admiral was unimaginable.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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