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incorrigible

[in-kawr-i-juh-buhl, -kor-] / ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, -ˈkɒr- /


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As an incorrigible collector of classical music recordings for 30 years, I confess I have never thought of the National Symphony Orchestra’s appearance on an album cover a reason to buy it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

As it happens, sending astronauts to the moon and Mars ranked at the bottom of the list of priorities — something that probably won’t affect Musk’s incorrigible enthusiasm for the red planet.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

There’s that insulin analogy again, she’s nothing if not incorrigible, that Marie.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023

The poor guy is an incorrigible follower of the law’s letter.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2022

A recurrent theme was of “hard-boiled, but not incorrigible inmates who somehow came around under the compassionate, but firm hand of the warden.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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