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irony

[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] / ˈaɪ rə ni, ˈaɪ ər- /


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It is hard not to see the irony in some of their complaints.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

The irony of a player from Northern Ireland being used as motivation will not be lost.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Taylor Mac’s approach was to employ a sense of irony to the best-known Glass/Ginsberg collaboration, “Wichita Vortex Sutra.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The irony, of course, is that when satire comes under attack by those in power, it tends to come back even stronger.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

This is the irony of the Mona Lisa.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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