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irreverent

[ih-rev-er-uhnt] / ɪˈrɛv ər ənt /


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At the time, the irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality, and would soon become one of the first digital-media startups to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Setting out to make a film about the Civil War general burning his way through the South, he ended up with an irreverent, semi-solipsistic travelogue organized around the women he encountered along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

She's an artist who defies convention, not simply because of her age and her bold, irreverent work, but also because of how she got here.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

There is something at once innocent and irreverent about the gesture, and she is reminded, forcefully, of why she still loves him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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