irreparable

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El Segundo-based DirecTV separately sued, alleging the combination of the nation’s two largest television station groups would do irreparable harm to its pay-TV business by raising prices and potentially increasing programming blackouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

For Boutros, the loss was irreparable, and her four-year-old son was asking still when his father would come home.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The European Commission expressed concern that Meta’s previous policy could cause “serious and irreparable harm” to the AI assistant market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A federal judge recently ordered the administration to provide adequate healthcare and improved access to counsel at the facility, concluding that detainees were likely to “suffer irreparable harm” without court intervention.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The early morning duties, the sluice room, the taking round of tea, the changing of dressings, and the renewed contact with all the irreparable damage did not dim this heightened perception.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan