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incurable

[in-kyoor-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈkjʊər ə bəl /


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The cancer, which was in his prostate, had already spread to his bones - something doctors say is much harder to treat and is now incurable.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

Dion has said she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome, an incurable autoimmune disorder, and she was forced to cancel her last tour dates due to both the Covid pandemic and ill health.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

The disease is inherited and currently incurable, with many children dying within a few years of diagnosis.

From Science Daily Mar. 31, 2026

The debate centers around the idea of what constitutes a cure for multiple myeloma, the to-date incurable but increasingly treatable form of blood cancer I have.

From Slate Mar. 29, 2026

She discovered that underneath the aspect of the Rumpled Porcupine, a tortured Marxist was at war with an impossible, incurable Romantic—who forgot the candles, who broke the wineglasses, who lost the ring.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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