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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
believed that there was no such thing as an unrecoverable criminal
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the flood caused unrecoverable damage to our home
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Recent Examples of unrecoverable
Internal polling can even be used to push opponents to drop out, showing unrecoverable levels of support.
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Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Faced with unrecoverable job losses in agriculture, small-town leaders courted manufacturers with subsidies, obliging regulations, and a cheap, non-unionized workforce.
Manufacturers, accepting this invitation, industrialized the rural landscape.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
His remains were declared unrecoverable and were interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii with other unknowns from the Korean War.
—Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
The last time the death toll changed was Aug. 21, the day that President Biden visited Lahaina, a span of time that reflects the new phase of the recovery effort, as well as the likelihood that many people’s bodies were reduced to unrecoverable ash.
—Tim Arango and Lisa L. Schell, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Faced with unrecoverable job losses in agriculture, small-town leaders courted manufacturers with subsidies, obliging regulations, and a cheap, non-unionized workforce.
Manufacturers, accepting this invitation, industrialized the rural landscape.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
His remains were declared unrecoverable and were interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii with other unknowns from the Korean War.
—Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
The last time the death toll changed was Aug. 21, the day that President Biden visited Lahaina, a span of time that reflects the new phase of the recovery effort, as well as the likelihood that many people’s bodies were reduced to unrecoverable ash.
—Tim Arango and Lisa L. Schell, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecoverable
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Anyone trying to stand in the technology’s way is as hopeless as the manual weavers who resisted the mechanical looms in the early 19th century.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Gen Zers have been described as hopeless, creative, weird, intelligent, and more.John Rau, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Unless a preliminary injunction is granted, Plaintiffs will suffer the indisputable irreparable harm of being unable to compete without risking forfeiting their antitrust claims.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Long-term exposure to chlorine can cause prolonged health issues such as potentially irreparable lung damage.Jess Craig, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
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In Germany, bad debt relief requires that the debt is considered irrecoverable, assessed based on the individual facts of each case.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
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The resulting jet of propellant that vented into space acted as an impromptu rocket that could have pushed the spacecraft into an irrecoverable tumble.Michael Greshko, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
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When ingested by children, the heavy metal can cause irreversible brain damage and behavioral issues.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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This condition may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and indicates a decline in kidney function that does not necessarily lead to irreversible damage or kidney failure.Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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Once deleted, users can also manually empty the trash folder, making those files and communications irretrievable and truly deleted from the online platform.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Going into Comic-Con, Marvel really did need to reaffirm its swagger, to prove 2023 was a momentary ebb rather than the start of an irretrievable decline.Adam B. Vary, Variety, 28 July 2024
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Two days later, he was faced with worse news: A second scan found the cancer originated in his prostate and had metastasized to his bones, leaving tumors in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib — incurable stage 4 cancer.Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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The actor appeared in Morbius as Dr. Emil Nicholas, a mentor and father figure to Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto), who runs a facility for people with incurable illnesses.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
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