Ir
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Ir
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Ir
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American
Symbol, Chemistry.
IR
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American
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Football, Ice Hockey. injured reserve.
Ending up on the IR so close to the end of the regular season may keep him off the ice for the entire Stanley Cup playoffs.
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intelligence ratio.
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American
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Ir.
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Ireland.
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Irish.
I.R.
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immediate reserve.
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infantry reserve.
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intelligence ratio.
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internal revenue.
IR
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British
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infrared
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(formerly, in Britain) Inland Revenue
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Iran (international car registration)
Ir.
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Ireland
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Irish
Ir
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British
symbol
ir-
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British
prefix
ir
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Example Sentences
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Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the Israeli anti-settlement organisation Ir Amim, said no official Israeli statement linked the demolition and evacuation notices in Al-Eizariya to the E1 project.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
“The Jewish settlers tried and failed time and time again but this time, they’ve succeeded,” said Aviv Tatarsky, of Ir Amim, an anti-settlement advocacy group.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Israel’s emergency service said that it received a report of the shooting in Ma’alot Ir David, an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem, at 10:42 a.m. on Saturday.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
Although he did not specify which projects he had in mind, Ir Amim, a private group tracking settlements in East Jerusalem, said he was probably referring to projects in Gilo and Givat Hamatos.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2016
"Ir was. This time my coin will champion Ser Loras."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The seven-year pro went on IR before the season because of a hip injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
Dr Ulrich Schade, in charge of the beamline, and his team continue to develop the instruments to enable unique, state-of-the-art experimental techniques in IR spectroscopy.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Heck, the guy’s beginning his 17th season on the IR!
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
The Chiefs have a former Niners player from that game in receiver Richie Hames, along with defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi on IR, and Austin Reiter and Mike Pennel on the practice squad.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
"She's a geologist. She knows IR can't get through a sandstorm."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
This prefix thus appears as am-, an-, em-, en-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, as ambush, anoint, embrace, enclose, illude, immure, include, irritate.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
During all this time the pris- 431:6 oner attended to his daily labors, partaking of food at ir- regular intervals, sometimes going to sleep immediately after a heavy meal.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
It becomes il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The line of breakers ran for about a mile from southwest to northeast, and two hundred fathoms to the north of the ship an ir- regular mass of rocks formed a small islet.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Verne, Jules
NOTE.—The forms il-, im-, and ir- are euphonic variations of in-.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William
And some of the new Republican Senators, notably Maryland's Charles McCurdy Mathias Ir. and Pennsylvania's Richard Schweiker, will add strength to the growing group of G.O.P. progressives.
From Time Magazine Archive
W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water snake.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Also Gael. and Ir. taam, to pour; Gael. and Ir. tom, to bathe, Welsh and Ir. ton, unda.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
And from the Ir. brag, running water, I follow Mone in taking the following.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir. bolg.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers, identified only as I.R. and F.H., detained Zaitsev on Tuesday morning, pursuant to an administrative arrest warrant, according to an affidavit filed with a criminal complaint in federal court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
“Certification connotes a degree of certitude that isn’t at all possible in the gold industry, especially in Brazil,” said David Soud, an analyst at I.R.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
Source: Ian Gilyeat, founder and chief marketing officer at I.R.
From Inc ● Nov. 6, 2012
Tight end Jermichael Finley is the only genuine difference-maker returning from I.R..
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2011
Warren, who was cut by New England last month, spent last season on I.R. with a hip injury.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2011
The loss of sea ice contributes to global warming as the bright white surface makes ir replaced by darker ocean water, which absorbs more sunlight and retains heat.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
My cousin said, “Ya te puedes ir a dormir, Grandma.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
Actually he uses the same sound, intermediate between ir and oi, for both words.
From Time Magazine Archive
But ir New York City it is noise, more than light which kills sleep.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is the king’s cousin Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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