irrecoverably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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By postulating a random collapse, GRW theory destroys the possibility of knowing what led up to the collapsed state—which, by most accounts, means information about the system prior to its transformation becomes irrecoverably lost.
From Scientific American
Their confidence and concentration had been irrecoverably shaken.
From BBC
UK Sport has denied that England's possible bid to host the 2030 World Cup has been irrecoverably damaged by the disorder.
From BBC
It goes into our sewage and is washed irrecoverably out to sea.
From BBC
But then Kate noticed something, and that was when the holiday went irrecoverably wrong.
From The New Yorker
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