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Belgium also won in the round of 32 on Wednesday behind an improbable comeback over Senegal.
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To make the matchup even more improbable, the younger Muncy had missed more than a month with a left fifth metacarpal fracture, only being reactivated a few weeks before the Dodgers series.
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These were identified as all that remained of the Jorge IV, which Carrión argued was implausible—a vessel that size would have left hundreds of floating objects.
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This did not strike me as implausible, given what had happened with Broadwater and all I’d learned about the Police Department at the time, not to mention the sheer volume of assailants and assaults back then.
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The most unbelievable moment of the entire event came down to the elements.
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The bread there is genuinely unbelievable…and the baba ganoush!
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Some analysts, however, think a deal is unlikely because the company would not want to be saddled with a broadcast network.
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The motion is unlikely to pass, but indicates how deeply politicized the issue has become.
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In the 29th minute, Argentina sent a pass toward the net, and Messi beat the defense with an incredible first step.
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Cape Verde came astonishingly close to taking defending champions Argentina all the way to penalties, eventually falling to a 3-2 extra-time defeat despite an incredible goal from full-back Sidny Lopes Cabral.
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Houssem Aouar finally spied a gap in the Austrian defence and sent Mahrez through to score, sparking jubilation before Sasa Kalajdzic’s header confirmed a ridiculous ending to a game that was dramatic, bleak and then dramatic again.
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This laptop can absolutely handle a ridiculous number of tabs.
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The ombudsmen point to impossible care burdens that cause burnout, irregular schedules, lack of training and the difficulty of taking care of seniors who, in previous decades, would have qualified for hospital care.
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Shrouded completely in a thick, poisonous cloud cover, its surface is obviously impossible to observe.
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The 41-year-old is still an elite NBA player, which is still an absurd reality to consider.
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The thesis rests on a claim that would have sounded absurd a year ago.
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“Unplausible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unplausible. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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