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irreverent

[ih-rev-er-uhnt] / ɪˈrɛv ər ənt /


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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

Brewdog's success was built on developing a loyal following who loved the company's irreverent take on a craft beer industry thought to be tired and stuffy.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Leonard Bernstein was commissioned to write a theatrical piece for the center’s opening in 1971, which turned out to be an irreverent “Mass” — musically, liturgically, culturally and, most assuredly, politically.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

So abrasive are its words and affecting its tune that the agnostic and irreverent journalist H.L.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

In the woods, they built hideouts and sang forbidden songs, making up irreverent lyrics for the Hitler Youth songs.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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