outside the range/realm of possibility
idiom
: not possible
Space travel was once thought to be outside the range/realm of possibility.
It is not outside the range/realm of possibility that he could get laid off.
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outside the range/realm of possibility
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“Outside the range/realm of possibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20range%2Frealm%20of%20possibility. Accessed 8 Jun. 2023.
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