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irrevocably

[ih-rev-uh-kuh-blee] / ɪˈrɛv ə kə bli /


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This story of two strangers who take a job on a fishing boat — their lives are irrevocably altered once they return to shore — slowly pulls you inside its disquieting design.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

“Tendered shares are tendered shares and irrevocably committed,” the bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

As the demand for a portion of paradise only continues to grow, Caribbean land defenders remain concerned that, rather than bringing opportunity, tourism could irrevocably change the place they call home.

From BBC May 20, 2026

Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon Mar. 28, 2026

With the Greek conquest of all advanced societies from Greece east to India under Alexander the Great in the late fourth century B.C., power finally made its first shift irrevocably westward.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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