as in unavailable
hard or impossible to get to or get at
that information is unobtainable as long as my computer is down
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Mid-pandemic, this reference was nearly unobtainable.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
Scott’s attorneys said the rapper’s phone fell to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and the records were unobtainable.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
In California home insurance has become expensive and often unobtainable.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Juggling company demands, family responsibilities and personal commitments can make self-care seem like an unobtainable luxury.
—Duncan Alney, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
Scott’s attorneys said the rapper’s phone fell to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and the records were unobtainable.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
In California home insurance has become expensive and often unobtainable.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Juggling company demands, family responsibilities and personal commitments can make self-care seem like an unobtainable luxury.
—Duncan Alney, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Unobtainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unobtainable. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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