irresistible
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Living the fantasy is tempting, even irresistible, particularly during fractured times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Rachel Khong’s irresistible puzzle of a second novel suggests it is a mistake to think we can force complex, nature-nurture identities in a chosen direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
South Koreans hailed their latest cultural product to infect the world with "K-syndrome" -- the irresistible surrender to the country's movies, music, books, fashion and cuisine.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The only time I was able to fall asleep that night was when the last morning breeze, the one containing the irresistible urge to sleep, saved me from my wandering mind.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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