irreversible
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The United Nations Scientific Advisory Board released a report outlining the dangers of crossing irreversible tipping points, from ice melt that would further raise sea levels to the collapse of coral reefs and Amazon decline.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
A spokesperson for the organisation says the trial risks causing irreversible harm to the participants and will not resolve the "outstanding questions about puberty blockers".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Now, an emboldened Kim calls the program irreversible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Yet other, more controversial projects, exacting irreversible change to capital institutions, are facing greater opposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
That one temporary decision became irreversible, because no shipyards remained to turn out ships that would prove the folly of that temporary decision, and to serve as a focus for rebuilding other shipyards.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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