irrevocably

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Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

"The world order and the multilateral system we used to know has irrevocably changed," she said, adding: "We cannot deny the scale of the problems confronting the world today."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“While there are still moments of acute crisis that arise, there is also acceptance and profound grief amongst our members that life is irrevocably different now.”

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

“To give defendant a further windfall of being allowed to return to the United States with these charges irrevocably erased from his record would be improper under the law and unfair given the facts.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

It was as if the entire civilization had undergone some self-inflicted brain surgery, and most of its memories, discoveries, ideas and passions were extinguished irrevocably.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan