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irreverent

[ih-rev-er-uhnt] / ɪˈrɛv ər ənt /


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At the time, the irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Her irreverent photographs show off the style: They are framed waist down or shoulders up, from ground level or from far above.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

HBO Max’s “The Pitt” received a credit of $24.2 million, while “Stewie,” a spin-off of Seth MacFarlane’s irreverent adult cartoon “Family Guy,” was awarded $6.4 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

She's an artist who defies convention, not simply because of her age and her bold, irreverent work, but also because of how she got here.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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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