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His behavior is completely unfathomable.
the unfathomable reaches of space
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The differences between track in the late 90s and the modern era make Wyatt’s record unfathomable.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
What goes up fast can come down just as fast, measured in decades and centuries, setting the stage for an era of population shrinkage that seems both inexorable and unfathomable.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
Transportation and communications technologies have once again compressed time and space, accelerating and democratizing the spread of information, increasing prosperity, and connecting peoples and economies in previously unfathomable ways.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
Georgia, the iconic peach state, lost some 90 percent of last year’s crop—a Georgia summer without peaches, an unfathomable thing.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Some blame the government, some seem resigned to this unfathomable fate.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
Their resilience is unfathomable—and enough to restore your faith in humanity.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2024
Some of the most emotional testimony came from family members who tearfully described scenes of blood, chaos and panic followed by unfathomable loss.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Kerr’s research finds that such moments, which transcend the often-painful physical decline in the last days of life, help parents like the O’Neils and other relatives grieve even unfathomable loss.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
What goes up fast can come down just as fast, measured in decades and centuries, setting the stage for an era of population shrinkage that seems both inexorable and unfathomable.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
Transportation and communications technologies have once again compressed time and space, accelerating and democratizing the spread of information, increasing prosperity, and connecting peoples and economies in previously unfathomable ways.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
Georgia, the iconic peach state, lost some 90 percent of last year’s crop—a Georgia summer without peaches, an unfathomable thing.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Some blame the government, some seem resigned to this unfathomable fate.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
Their resilience is unfathomable—and enough to restore your faith in humanity.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2024
Some of the most emotional testimony came from family members who tearfully described scenes of blood, chaos and panic followed by unfathomable loss.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Kerr’s research finds that such moments, which transcend the often-painful physical decline in the last days of life, help parents like the O’Neils and other relatives grieve even unfathomable loss.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
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unfathomable
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un·fath·om·able
ˌən-ˈfat͟h-ə-mə-bəl 
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