irreverent
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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
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
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
The campaign uses a more irreverent tone than most pharmaceutical ads to catch consumers’ attention, Cinca said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
The names of places carry a charge of the people who named them, reverent or irreverent, descriptive, either poetic or disparaging.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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