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irreplaceable

[ir-i-pley-suh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈpleɪ sə bəl /


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But it is copper, now an irreplaceable metal for the economy, that has become the object of global strategic contention.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Helium plays an irreplaceable part in the manufacturing process for semiconductor chips and Qatar supplies a third of the global output.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

One player cannot replace Gareth Bale – Wales' greatest is simply irreplaceable – but Harry Wilson is giving the impossible job a pretty good go.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Not by banning it or worshiping it, but by designing it to strengthen the irreplaceable human skills that business demands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But here, some of those things were irreplaceable.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler