irreconcilable
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"I think you would be surprised to hear members on these topics. I think they are much more closer than simply binary positions that are irreconcilable," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Overall though, Sir Simon says: "I'm not taking sides. I think the answer is to get both sides round the table. A lot of what seem to be irreconcilable differences are actually reconcilable."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The country music star filed for divorce from his wife in Tennessee’s Williamson County on May 18, citing irreconcilable differences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cook “are almost comically irreconcilable as a matter of logic,” argues Mark in a piece that explains how the justices simultaneously expanded executive power while insulating the one agency it appears to truly value.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
How can a writer reconcile these irreconcilable demands about where the words should go in a sentence?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Opposites Attract
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The Federalist Papers, No. 78 by Alexander Hamilton
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