irrepressible
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Poor Mr. Biswas, a man of meager prospects but irrepressible pride, must suffer through a series of demeaning dwellings to which his in-laws, the emasculating Tulsis, confine him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
After the Japan game, Farrell told his players to "get over themselves" and, led by the irrepressible Hansen, they took his words to heart.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Heqet, the irrepressible, glared at him an instant and then growled deep in his throat like some very small, fierce dog.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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