irreverent
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The B-52s biggest hit, released in 1989, is one of pop's most carefree and irreverent songs, full of manic energy and endlessly quotable lyrics.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
The irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality, and would soon become one of the first digital-media startups to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Setting out to make a film about the Civil War general burning his way through the South, he ended up with an irreverent, semi-solipsistic travelogue organized around the women he encountered along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Gaming company Activision Blizzard UK Ltd said the ad promoted the 18-rated video game and was therefore targeted at adult audiences only, who had a higher tolerance for irreverent or exaggerated humour.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
By temperament, he was inherently impulsive, highly combustible, instinctively irreverent.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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