as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
conventional wisdom had long held that the mountain's summit was inapproachable from the northern slope
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By the time the mission ended with a crash-landing in January 2024, Ingenuity had shown scientists a new way to explore other worlds, using air to travel longer distances and reach locations inaccessible to ground vehicles.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026 -
Capricor says the companies also created a pricing structure that could make the treatment financially inaccessible for many patients.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
8 May 2026
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Northwestern University in Evanston, which also uses Canvas, stated in an online post that some access to the system was available, while other parts remained unavailable.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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However, as of Thursday, Canvas remained unavailable for students and staff at UC Davis, Sacramento State, the Los Rios Community College District campuses and several other institutions across the nation.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Jonathan Anderson took the brand’s delicate, almost untouchable feminine aesthetic and added a touch of irony.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
4 May 2026
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That failure, however, was the end of the window for the state to get to Wachsmann, a Wake Forest commit with a triple-digit fastball who has been almost untouchable in the two years since.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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“Inapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapproachable. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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