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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For the first three-quarters of the match, a stunning loss wasn’t outside the realm of possibility. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024 Maybe that sounds absurdly idealistic and totally outside the realm of possibility for Disneyland. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024

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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 19 Feb. 2025.

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