Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an irrecoverable manner; beyond recovery.
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- adverb In an
irrecoverable manner; beyondrecovery .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Indeed, given the secrecy that envelops official gold reserves, any gold that is really under the IMF's control or influence well may have been transferred or irrecoverably leased already.
Gold Not a sheep 2009
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Additionally, switching to the EELV in my mind opens up an opportunity to preserve the launch capability of the Shuttle to maintain Hubble & ISS by keeping the VAB & LC-39 from being irrecoverably modified, among other reasons.
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In 1974, White's national ambitions -- no matter how fanciful they remained -- were irrecoverably shattered when US District Court Judge Arthur Garrity ordered Boston to desegregate its public schools.
D. R. Tucker: No Middle Ground D. R. Tucker 2012
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I was impressed with the ease with which contributions can be added to a Magento site, but one contribution irrecoverably damaged one of my sites - but as the maturity of Magento improves, the contributions will undoubtedly become more stable, and the API plugin interface will come into its own.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » eCommerce wars: Magento vs osCommerce 2009
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In 1974, White's national ambitions -- no matter how fanciful they remained -- were irrecoverably shattered when US District Court Judge Arthur Garrity ordered Boston to desegregate its public schools.
D. R. Tucker: No Middle Ground D. R. Tucker 2012
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In 1974, White's national ambitions -- no matter how fanciful they remained -- were irrecoverably shattered when US District Court Judge Arthur Garrity ordered Boston to desegregate its public schools.
D. R. Tucker: No Middle Ground D. R. Tucker 2012
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In 1974, White's national ambitions -- no matter how fanciful they remained -- were irrecoverably shattered when US District Court Judge Arthur Garrity ordered Boston to desegregate its public schools.
D. R. Tucker: No Middle Ground D. R. Tucker 2012
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In 1974, White's national ambitions -- no matter how fanciful they remained -- were irrecoverably shattered when US District Court Judge Arthur Garrity ordered Boston to desegregate its public schools.
D. R. Tucker: No Middle Ground D. R. Tucker 2012
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In 1974, White's national ambitions -- no matter how fanciful they remained -- were irrecoverably shattered when US District Court Judge Arthur Garrity ordered Boston to desegregate its public schools.
D. R. Tucker: No Middle Ground D. R. Tucker 2012
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Rather, much of the New Testament was written either by persons whose identity remains irrecoverably anonymous or by frauds impersonating famous and powerful Christians of an earlier generation.
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