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irreparable

[ih-rep-er-uh-buhl] / ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəl /


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In court his legal team had argued that not halting the impeachment committee's work until his other case was ruled on could cause him irreparable reputational harm.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Across the region, “much disruption stemmed from logistics/shipping fears rather than irreparable physical destruction.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

And certainly, the kind of extreme, celebrity-endorsed diet hack that would have done irreparable damage to my younger self’s own body image and understanding of healthy eating.

From Salon May 17, 2026

"The resulting chaos for patients, providers, pharmacies, and the drug-regulatory system is a quintessential irreparable harm that underscores the need for emergency relief from this Court."

From Barron's May 2, 2026

That their influence was felt powerfully for only two or three centuries is an irreparable loss for all those human beings who lived between the Ionian Awakening and the Italian Renaissance.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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