the impossible
noun
: something that cannot be done or that is very difficult
Expecting people to do a good job in such a short time is asking the impossible.
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Both Anduril and Isomorphic are deeply technical companies that have risen at a time when advances in AI have not only rendered the impossible possible, but made moonshots seem earthbound.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The save looked instinctive, but technical details — the footwork, body rotation and hand selection — were what made the impossible possible.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Their transformation could potentially unfold through disillusionment, learning how to separate fantasy from reality after periods of escapism, emotional overwhelm and losing themselves in people, dreams or the impossible.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
So what are your means to get through the impossible, not to get around it, not to play the part of somebody else to get through it.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The save looked instinctive, but technical details — the footwork, body rotation and hand selection — were what made the impossible possible.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Their transformation could potentially unfold through disillusionment, learning how to separate fantasy from reality after periods of escapism, emotional overwhelm and losing themselves in people, dreams or the impossible.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
So what are your means to get through the impossible, not to get around it, not to play the part of somebody else to get through it.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
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“The impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20impossible. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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