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I know because I cut my baby lawyer teeth defending public servants and soldiers who blew the whistle on such unilateral, unreviewable and irreversible executive power — people like U.S.

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If this melting continues, it could cause irreversible sea level rise measured in several meters.

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In July they held a symbolic ceremony in the mountains of northern Iraq at which they destroyed a first batch of weapons, which was hailed by Turkey as "an irreversible turning point".

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Since then, North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state.

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But Israel has taken plenty of steps aimed at making annexation a de facto scenario that may soon turn irreversible.

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