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Discover LudwigThe phrase "impossible by" is not commonly used in written English.
It is grammatically correct and could potentially be used in certain contexts, but it may sound awkward or unclear to some readers. One possible usage could be in a sentence like: "The task seemed impossible by traditional means, but we found a way to make it work." In this case, "impossible by traditional means" implies that the task could not be accomplished using standard methods or approaches. In general, it may be better to rephrase the sentence to use a clearer and more natural construction, such as "impossible using traditional means" or "impossible with traditional methods."
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9 8 5 IMPOSSIBLE, by Danielle Steel.
5 1 NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, by Christopher Reeve.
Development of the software is not rendered impossible by difficulties in writing it, he said.
It is impossible by Sunday to regain trust between the Greek government and Eurozone countries.
For years such a joint commemoration was made impossible by Turkey's refusal to acknowledge the genocide.
(I am leaving out reunions made impossible by death, like The Beatles and Can).
Luxembourg makes cross-border mergers practically impossible by demanding that 100% of fund holders approve them.
By last night the Hillsborough single had outsold Arthur's release "Impossible" by 45,000 copies.
"It's going to be a challenge for Google, but it's not impossible by any means".
"And it was impossible, by law in Russia, to remove it.
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Mitch Hurwitz pulled off the near-impossible by bringing "Arrested Development" back to life.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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