ironic
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“It felt ironic that as a healthcare worker providing mental health services to the community surrounding USC, that USC was taking away my own mental health options,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
It is ironic that Infantino has enjoyed arguably his best week since this saga began.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Perhaps, in an ironic twist of fate, the truly original summertime creature feature went extinct before the onscreen dinosaurs could.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
One Gen Z persona told me that she was worried about the job market, which only felt a little ironic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Think of Cuba,” Farmer whispered to me in an ironic tone.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing ironic
The Giver
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The Catcher in the Rye
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This Week in Words: October 28 - November 2, 2018
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