irreversible
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What began as an attempt to unify the Chinese community in Singapore has proven so effective that, some argue, it has driven dialects like Teochew, Hokkien, Cantonese and Hakka into an irreversible decline.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Now, an emboldened Kim calls the program irreversible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Yet other, more controversial projects, exacting irreversible change to capital institutions, are facing greater opposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
"The policy of continuously strengthening the country's self-defensive nuclear deterrent, as set out by the nation's leader, is an irreversible course that must be implemented without fail," she added.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The existence of radiation from black holes seems to imply that gravitational collapse is not as final and irreversible as we once thought.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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