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irrepressible

[ir-i-pres-uh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈprɛs ə bəl /


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Thanks to her Appalachian accent, irrepressible talent and quick wit, she seemed to live on national television in the 1970s and quickly became country’s biggest-selling and most beloved superstar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Because this is a low-key charity gig, the staging and lighting are minimal; but the star makes the room shrink, shimmying around in a jade green ballgown with irrepressible energy.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

“I’ve had a pit in my stomach all day,” said his father, Craig Kupp, with an irrepressible smile on his face and a squirming grandson tucked under his arm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

The visitors were 59-1 at lunch, leading by 99, with Duckett on 28 and Pope not-out 24, digging in after the irrepressible Mitchell Starc again pounced in the first over.

From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025

All the years Grandpa Dodzi had lived, the changes he’d seen, the struggles he’d overcome, his grit, his irrepressible humor—all lost to us and the world because his time had come.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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