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irreconcilable

[ih-rek-uhn-sahy-luh-buhl, ih-rek-uhn-sahy-] / ɪˈrɛk ənˌsaɪ lə bəl, ɪˌrɛk ənˈsaɪ- /


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The two sides' conditions for peace are irreconcilable.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Cook “are almost comically irreconcilable as a matter of logic,” argues Mark in a piece that explains how the justices simultaneously expanded executive power while insulating the one agency it appears to truly value.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

So much of contemporary literature reads like a tortured attempt to negotiate between the irreconcilable positions of righteous expression and guilty silence.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Those words appear to have been crossed out and replaced with "irreconcilable differences".

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

That year the paths of Jaime and Nicolas separated for good, because their differences had become irreconcilable.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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