irreparable

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Gerome Billois, a cybersecurity expert at the Wavestone consultancy, said the leak could be "the biggest in France" in the health sector and could have "irreparable consequences".

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

I replayed the moment on a loop, convinced I’d committed irreparable reputational damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A federal judge recently ordered the administration to provide adequate healthcare and improved access to counsel at the facility, concluding that detainees were likely to “suffer irreparable harm” without court intervention.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The EU will wait for Meta to formally respond to its findings, and depending on the response, it could impose "interim measures" to prevent Meta from causing "serious and irreparable harm on the market".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

I’d had close friends go through devastating breakups, brought on by small problems left unattended or lapses in communication that led eventually to irreparable rifts.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama