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irreparable

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


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“The current lack of coordination is compounding the stress of a community still reeling from the Eaton Fire, and risks causing further irreparable harm,” the residents wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

El Segundo-based DirecTV separately sued, alleging the combination of the nation’s two largest television station groups would do irreparable harm to its pay-TV business by raising prices and potentially increasing programming blackouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The project - which started four years ago - had triggered protests from locals and environmentalists, who argued that the construction work was causing irreparable damage to the Unesco World Heritage Site.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

For Boutros, the loss was irreparable, and her four-year-old son was asking still when his father would come home.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

He read the letter as another student in the class did irreparable damage to the French language and a short story by de Maupassant.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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