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irony

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


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The irony is dark, but as historian Rick Perlstein has sharply argued, it is really not that surprising.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

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

The irony is that AI has widely been viewed as a major corrective to high inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“Like a banana peel, only with bad taste and irony thrown in.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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