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irrepressible

[ir-i-pres-uh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈprɛs ə bəl /


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We all hold irrepressible yearnings and desires; they have driven us, across time, to engage with a spiritual world that encompasses beauty and, more importantly, our own inner lives and our connection to community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Also explored in these pages is the ongoing human toll and the irrepressible spirit of survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

The visitors were 59-1 at lunch, leading by 99, with Duckett on 28 and Pope not-out 24, digging in after the irrepressible Mitchell Starc again pounced in the first over.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

After the Japan game, Farrell told his players to "get over themselves" and, led by the irrepressible Hansen, they took his words to heart.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Tutu was seventy-nine years old, a barrel-chested man with bright eyes and an irrepressible laugh.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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