irreverent
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Downbeat and irreverent, Mr. deWitt’s road-trip novel glances at, though never lingers over, themes of responsibility, abandonment and agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
She has short brown hair, tortoiseshell glasses and an irreverent wit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He described the vows as "long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing explorations by each" about how they met and why they wanted to be married.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
There’s just one episode to go in the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s irreverent superhero satire, “The Boys.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
He was initially stymied by the essays, which he tried to fire off as irreverent, impulsive e-mail messages.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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