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{
"Ineducabilia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a superorder of placental mammals including the bats, rodents, edentates, and insectivores in which the brain is less developed than in the Educabilia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from in- entry 1 + Educabilia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)in",
"\u0259n+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033630",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"inebriant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": intoxicant":[]
},
"examples":[
"stocking up on her in-laws' favorite inebriants for the holidays",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Labor Day weekend is a high-risk holiday with many people traveling long distances by car and many people drinking or using other inebriants while celebrating with family and friends. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8\u0113-br\u0113-\u0259nt",
"i-\u02c8n\u0113-br\u0113-\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030510",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"inebriate":{
"antonyms":[
"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"definitions":{
": addicted to excessive drinking":[],
": affected by alcohol : drunk":[],
": to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor":[],
": to make drunk : intoxicate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"having performed in countless bars and clubs, the stand-up comedian was used to being heckled by inebriates in the back of the house",
"Adjective",
"those inebriate sports fans who yell and scream throughout the game",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 10 May 2018",
"The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com , 1 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ben Affleck, who has long been open about his fight against addiction, appeared to be publicly inebriated recently. \u2014 Liz Mcneil, PEOPLE.com , 27 Oct. 2019",
"At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Maradona launched his middle fingers into the air after Argentina bested Nigeria and was captured on video appearing seriously inebriated in the stands. \u2014 Carlos Rodriguez And Amy Guthrie, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2018",
"Yet the manufacturers are inebriated with power over Congress. \u2014 Ralph Nader, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2018",
"According to court documents, Hirsch, who was allegedly inebriated at the time, grabbed Paramount executive Dani Bernfeld, pulled her across a table and onto the floor, and proceeded to choke her. \u2014 Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com , 8 June 2018",
"United Airlines has apologized after receiving complaints that one of their flight attendants appeared to be inebriated during a flight on Thursday. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2018",
"Good-size portions!) Cocktails are the opposite of those at LoLa 42: swiftly inebriating , composed largely of booze. \u2014 Devra First, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2018",
"Security camera footage documented how Piazza became visibly inebriated early in the evening, after which fraternity members made ineffective and even counterproductive efforts to help him. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Segovia was booked into the inebriate center detention facility at the Dallas City Marshal's office on Chestnut Street. \u2014 Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News , 8 July 2019",
"His slightly inebriate charm has become a consistent moviegoing pleasure. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
"circa 1796, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English inebryat , from Latin inebriatus , past participle of inebriare , from in- + ebriare to intoxicate, from ebrius drunk":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8n\u0113-br\u0113-\u0259t",
"in-\u02c8\u0113-br\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"in-\u02c8\u0113-br\u0113-\u0259t",
"i-\u02c8n\u0113-br\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"-\u02cc\u0101t",
"-\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064336",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"inebriated":{
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
],
"definitions":{
": exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated":[]
},
"examples":[
"Three cowboys, complete with hats and six-shooters, were downing beer and blasting away at empty cans and an old television set. \u2026 Their voices\u2014and their aim\u2014made it clear they were totally inebriated . \u2014 Warren Faidley , Storm Chaser , 1996",
"The creamery manager, it seems, staggered to his car, but was too inebriated to even start the engine \u2026 \u2014 Edna O'Brien , New Yorker , 23 Jan. 1989",
"Monty Python's Terry Jones\u2014a medieval scholar as well as an accomplished lunatic\u2014springs from the tradition of Andersen and the brothers Grimm like a slightly inebriated chameleon, adding new color and his own whacky humor to the classic style and form of the fairy tale. \u2014 Carol Van Strum , New York Times Book Review , 16 Jan. 1983",
"He was clearly inebriated when he left the bar.",
"after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But open flames and lamp oil and inebriated party guests don\u2019t always mix. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"As the event wound down, several inebriated people hopped behind the bar and poured themselves drinks. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Cementing their status as the biggest group of 1988, the third straight top 10 hit from Appetite for Destruction was penned while its inebriated members were traveling home from a San Francisco gig in a rental van. \u2014 Jon O'brien, Billboard , 28 Feb. 2022",
"As a result, such visits were often accompanied by uncontrolled, inebriated parties. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Dating to the 1800s, this jail housed debtors and inebriated sailors, among others. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
"After her inebriated exit from the Ivy League \u2014 which isn't likely to garner any recommendation letters from her superior, Dr. Pruitt (Whoopi Goldberg) \u2014 she's also left trying to figure out her future in academia. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
"At the end of season one, his inebriated and overwrought search for drugs at Shiv\u2019s wedding ends in Kendall killing a hotel employee. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 5 Dec. 2021",
"The inebriated employee, who was disoriented and emotional, was unable to fully communicate with the officer. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 16 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see inebriate entry 2":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8n\u0113-br\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriate",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073918",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"inebriation":{
"antonyms":[
"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"gassed",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"definitions":{
": addicted to excessive drinking":[],
": affected by alcohol : drunk":[],
": to exhilarate or stupefy as if by liquor":[],
": to make drunk : intoxicate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"having performed in countless bars and clubs, the stand-up comedian was used to being heckled by inebriates in the back of the house",
"Adjective",
"those inebriate sports fans who yell and scream throughout the game",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 10 May 2018",
"The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com , 1 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ben Affleck, who has long been open about his fight against addiction, appeared to be publicly inebriated recently. \u2014 Liz Mcneil, PEOPLE.com , 27 Oct. 2019",
"At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Maradona launched his middle fingers into the air after Argentina bested Nigeria and was captured on video appearing seriously inebriated in the stands. \u2014 Carlos Rodriguez And Amy Guthrie, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2018",
"Yet the manufacturers are inebriated with power over Congress. \u2014 Ralph Nader, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2018",
"According to court documents, Hirsch, who was allegedly inebriated at the time, grabbed Paramount executive Dani Bernfeld, pulled her across a table and onto the floor, and proceeded to choke her. \u2014 Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com , 8 June 2018",
"United Airlines has apologized after receiving complaints that one of their flight attendants appeared to be inebriated during a flight on Thursday. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2018",
"Good-size portions!) Cocktails are the opposite of those at LoLa 42: swiftly inebriating , composed largely of booze. \u2014 Devra First, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2018",
"Security camera footage documented how Piazza became visibly inebriated early in the evening, after which fraternity members made ineffective and even counterproductive efforts to help him. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Segovia was booked into the inebriate center detention facility at the Dallas City Marshal's office on Chestnut Street. \u2014 Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News , 8 July 2019",
"His slightly inebriate charm has become a consistent moviegoing pleasure. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
"circa 1796, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English inebryat , from Latin inebriatus , past participle of inebriare , from in- + ebriare to intoxicate, from ebrius drunk":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8n\u0113-br\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"-\u0259t",
"in-\u02c8\u0113-br\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"in-\u02c8\u0113-br\u0113-\u0259t",
"-\u02cc\u0101t",
"i-\u02c8n\u0113-br\u0113-\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092254",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"inebriety":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the state of being inebriated : drunkenness":[]
},
"examples":[
"there were times during her bouts of inebriety when she actually thought that her boyfriend's jokes were funny"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1801, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably blend of inebriation and ebriety drunkenness":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccin-i-\u02c8br\u012b-\u0259t-\u0113",
"\u02cci-ni-\u02c8br\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"drunkenness",
"inebriation",
"intoxication"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051157",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"inebrious":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": addicted to drink":[],
": inebriated , intoxicated":[],
": inebriating":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps blend of inebriation and obsolete English ebrious addicted to drink, drunk, from Latin ebrius drunk":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u0113br\u0113\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114456",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ined":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"unpublished":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin ineditus":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164926",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"inedible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not fit to be eaten":[]
},
"examples":[
"The steak was overcooked, but not inedible .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The study calls for countries to make more of an effort in measuring food and inedible parts thrown away at both the retail and consumer level. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"To obtain electronic permission, Wyoming residents have to agree to take the entire animal and dispose of its inedible parts properly. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Be aware, though, that the peas are inedible and even toxic if ingested in quantity. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Raw, the fruit is inedible , like an olive before it\u2019s cured. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Wind, freezing temperatures and drought prove no match for Azorella compacta, a wild, inedible relative of parsley and fennel, which slowly and methodically ekes out an existence, growing as little as one meter a century. \u2014 Richard Stenger, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Whole grains have had only the outer inedible hulls removed, leaving the bran, germ, and endosperm intact. \u2014 Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Analysis of 28 other luster dust samples for the bakery marked as inedible found elevated levels of several other metals including aluminum, barium, lead and nickel. \u2014 Victoria Forster, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Cattle and sheep have an important role in our ecosystem of turning grass, something inedible to humans, into high-quality protein, Gill said. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"in-\u02c8e-d\u0259-b\u0259l",
"(\u02cc)i-\u02c8ne-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083626",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"inedita":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": unpublished literary material":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of ineditus not made known, from in- in- entry 1 + editus , past participle of edere to proclaim, publish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)i\u00a6ned\u0259t\u0259",
"-\u0259t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063108",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"inedited":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": unpublished":[
"inedited document",
"inedited letters"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin inedit us + English -ed":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)in",
"\u0259n+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111008",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ineducable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": incapable of being educated":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)i-\u02c8ne-j\u0259-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135603",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ineducation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lack of education":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in- entry 1 + education":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u00a6)in",
"\u0259n+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054216",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ineffable":{
"antonyms":[
"communicable",
"definable",
"expressible",
"speakable"
],
"definitions":{
": incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable":[
"ineffable joy"
],
": not to be uttered : taboo":[
"the ineffable name of Jehovah"
],
": unspeakable":[
"ineffable disgust"
]
},
"examples":[
"an ineffable beauty descends upon the canyon as the sun begins to set",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Watch the movie to get a sense of that ineffable ingredient, and the sometimes-subtle ways that Streisand deploys it. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Some of the film\u2019s wordless sequences achieve ineffable depths of feeling \u2014 grief, joy, suspense \u2014 through a combination of understated lensing and Kelman Duran\u2019s stirring score, an elegant and otherworldly distortion of reggaeton samples. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"There\u2019s both threat and promise in the therapeutic encounter: the ineffable , fallible, and intimate play between two strangers, one witnessed and one witnessing, talking it out. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"These experiences are elemental to each one\u2019s sense of self, connecting them on an ineffable plane, deeper than knowing. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"But there\u2019s also something ineffable about its lasting popularity. \u2014 Claire Hyman, Outside Online , 29 June 2020",
"What gives the European Union its ineffable EU-ness",
"Insular, cryptic, ineffable in its appeal and yet riddled with clich\u00e9, the labyrinthine city is intricately mapped and yet, as any visitor knows, confounding to navigate. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"There is empowerment in traveling with intention, as Alohilani Resort partners with the nonprofit organization Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative to help restore the ineffable scenery of Hawai\u2019i\u2019s land and wildlife. \u2014 Malik Peay, Essence , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin ineffabilis , from in- + effabilis capable of being expressed, from effari to speak out, from ex- + fari to speak \u2014 more at ban entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)i-\u02c8ne-f\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"incommunicable",
"indefinable",
"indescribable",
"inenarrable",
"inexpressible",
"nameless",
"uncommunicable",
"unspeakable",
"unutterable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004436",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ineffaceable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not effaceable : ineradicable":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 29 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from French ineffa\u00e7able , from Middle French, from in- + effa\u00e7able effaceable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cci-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065857",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"ineffective":{
"antonyms":[
"effective",
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"expedient",
"operant",
"ultraefficient"
],
"definitions":{
": not capable of performing efficiently or as expected : incapable":[
"an ineffective executive"
],
": not producing an intended effect : ineffectual":[
"ineffective lighting"
]
},
"examples":[
"The treatment was ineffective against the disease.",
"an ineffective effort to reduce unemployment that only spurred inflation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ladapo had signed the Great Barrington Declaration and, early in the pandemic, had stood before the Supreme Court building to advocate such alternative COVID treatments as hydroxychloroquine, which has repeatedly been shown to be ineffective . \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"In most hospitals, handover today depends on a bunch of inefficient and informal processes. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Aside from Stalin, however, who ordered the construction, many Soviet leaders found the endeavor mostly inefficient and unnecessary. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 27 May 2022",
"Donald Trump withdrew from the country in the closing days of his Presidency, but U.S. forces have since made inefficient and dangerous trips in and out of Somalia for temporary deployments. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Market reforms over the next 10 years aimed at boosting security of supply and making the grid cleaner led to utilities retiring inefficient and dirty power plants, crimping resources further. \u2014 Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But inefficient artillery can still be very destructive when employed en masse. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022"
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"While constantly hiking prices, Chanel has still reported a shortage of bags in the face of inelastic demand and has had to limit the number that consumers can buy in China and Paris. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"The two brothers can thank Chanel for discretely upping the prices of its goods in the face of inelastic demand over the pandemic for the large payouts. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"Those consuming liquor\u2014a luxury item\u2014could afford to pay a tax, demand was inelastic and distilled spirits had become a public-health threat. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022"
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"In true Russian tradition, the Kremlin is counting on firepower to compensate for its diminishing troop strength and inelegant command. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Many were quick to call it inelegant , unsightly, and decidedly un-Apple. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"And to a boxing fan M.M.A. might seem inelegant : a mishmash that occasionally resembles a bar fight, with combatants trading haymakers and then collapsing onto the mat to roll around. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The tastiest meals are made with the best ingredients, but that doesn\u2019t mean cooking has to be tedious or inelegant . \u2014 Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Instead, the actor and fitness fanatic goes with an inelegant solution \u2014 peeing in a water bottle. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"There\u2019s a lot of inelegant exposition and lots of buzzword dropping and exaggerated slang. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Tomboyish, relatively inelegant and from limited means, Kate fails to roll with the school\u2019s classist demands at first, routinely ranking at the bottom of her practice sessions. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Kate, hailing from Virginia, is a scholarship student and an inelegant outsider, while Marine, the daughter of the American ambassador, has been training for this honor her entire life. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021"
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"There\u2019s a certain purity in art that\u2019s so aggressively ineloquent . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Hatch\u2019s ineloquent remarks hint at a new reality for supporters of Kavanaugh: Ford, and her story, are now going to be much harder to ignore or discredit. \u2014 Jen Kirby, Vox , 27 Sep. 2018",
"George W. Bush, often so ineloquent in public, worked hard as governor of Texas and afterward to master legislative arguments and complications. \u2014 James Fallows, The Atlantic , 20 July 2017"
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"Indexes offer the reader multiple ways in and through the text, freeing them from the confines of an ineluctable narrative. \u2014 Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This alternately playful and lugubrious work of reflection isn\u2019t really about the controversial Italian writer\u2019s life at all, but rather his legacy, and in a less literal yet ineluctable sense, that of film directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As the nation with the world\u2019s oldest population, Japan is most vulnerable to the ravages of dementia: memory loss, confusion, slow physical decline and, most heartbreakingly, the ineluctable dissolution of the self and relationships with others. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"In the Popes, on the other hand, the terrible thing seems to come from nowhere, both controlled and spontaneous, ineluctable . \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 17 May 2021",
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"Indexes offer the reader multiple ways in and through the text, freeing them from the confines of an ineluctable narrative. \u2014 Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"As the nation with the world\u2019s oldest population, Japan is most vulnerable to the ravages of dementia: memory loss, confusion, slow physical decline and, most heartbreakingly, the ineluctable dissolution of the self and relationships with others. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"1662, in the meaning defined above":""
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"inescapable",
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"sure",
"unavoidable",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8na-r\u0259-",
"\u02cci-ni-\u02c8ner-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"unspeakable",
"unutterable"
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"adjective"
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"expert",
"fit",
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"skillful",
"ultracompetent"
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"Not only does the post have a narrow mandate, covering such sexy subjects as nuclear waste and solar energy, but the secretary presides over the most inept bureaucrats in the land. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 3 July 2000",
"The real hackers have an understanding of technology at a basic level. \u2026 The rest are talentless poseurs and hangers-on, either completely inept or basic criminals. \u2014 Bruce Schneier , Secrets & Lies , 2000",
"To Cornelius, the White House travel office must have seemed\u2014as it would have to any of the others who had served on the tight ship of the campaign's travel operation\u2014an appallingly inept \u2026 operation. \u2014 Peter J. Boyer , New Yorker , 15 Apr. 1996",
"He was completely inept at sports.",
"He made an inept attempt to apologize.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They have been decimated by injuries, particularly to their starting rotation, and their offense has been inept , averaging just 2.87 runs per game, the lowest of any team since the 1968 Chicago White Sox. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"For example, the current county administration is, at best, inept . \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"The Flyers looked almost as inept as the defending Stanley Cup champions did in all but Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The Celtics took off from there, their run eventually growing to 24-2, the Heat nearly as inept as their 18-1 start to Monday night\u2019s Game 4 loss in Boston. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"As the big boss\u2019s daughter, inept and entitled at every turn, Kayla embodies Hollywood nepotism. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"It should be noted the talents of the two young newcomers are perfectly sound, in fact, Webb\u2019s raw innocence and matured understanding of his standing in a racially inept world, are incredibly rich, even if the messaging can be worrisome. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"State media has also been playing on a popular perception in Russia that Ukraine is under the yoke of corrupt and inept leadership. \u2014 Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"For every inept , violent Roland Pryzbylewski, there was a Lester Freamon, practicing the patient craft of building a case. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"Middle French inepte , from Latin ineptus , from in- + aptus apt":""
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"i-\u02c8nept"
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"incompetent",
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"unfitted",
"unqualified",
"unskilled",
"unskillful"
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"ability",
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"capability",
"capacity",
"competence",
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"examples":[
"The team's poor play is being blamed on the ineptitude of the coaching staff.",
"the nurse's ineptitude made it clear that she would be happier in a different line of work",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yes, Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, after four years of chaos and ineptitude . \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Voters in February recalled three school board members for incompetency and focusing on the wrong priorities during the pandemic, but the ineptitude certainly wasn\u2019t limited to just them. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s aerial ineptitude makes a poor case for increasing the Air Force\u2019s budget. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The result has been an embarrassingly shambolic effort that has created a preventable public-health disaster, yet another glaring failure of governance from an administration whose defining characteristic is catastrophic ineptitude . \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"NoHo Hank is enjoying a romantic relationship with a fellow criminal, as well as the opportunity to rebuild the gang without anyone who became aware of his cowardice and general ineptitude before Barry killed them. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 22 Apr. 2022",
"In a military campaign wracked by improperly-working weapons and general ineptitude , either seems possible. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Nowhere has this political ineptitude been more in evidence than on border policy. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"That level of free-throw ineptitude tends to suggest a mental hang-up. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin ineptitudo , from ineptus":""
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"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"(\u02cc)i-\u02c8nep-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
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"insufficiency",
"powerlessness"
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"Not only does the post have a narrow mandate, covering such sexy subjects as nuclear waste and solar energy, but the secretary presides over the most inept bureaucrats in the land. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 3 July 2000",
"The real hackers have an understanding of technology at a basic level. \u2026 The rest are talentless poseurs and hangers-on, either completely inept or basic criminals. \u2014 Bruce Schneier , Secrets & Lies , 2000",
"To Cornelius, the White House travel office must have seemed\u2014as it would have to any of the others who had served on the tight ship of the campaign's travel operation\u2014an appallingly inept \u2026 operation. \u2014 Peter J. Boyer , New Yorker , 15 Apr. 1996",
"He was completely inept at sports.",
"He made an inept attempt to apologize.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They have been decimated by injuries, particularly to their starting rotation, and their offense has been inept , averaging just 2.87 runs per game, the lowest of any team since the 1968 Chicago White Sox. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
"For example, the current county administration is, at best, inept . \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"The Flyers looked almost as inept as the defending Stanley Cup champions did in all but Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"The Celtics took off from there, their run eventually growing to 24-2, the Heat nearly as inept as their 18-1 start to Monday night\u2019s Game 4 loss in Boston. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"As the big boss\u2019s daughter, inept and entitled at every turn, Kayla embodies Hollywood nepotism. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"It should be noted the talents of the two young newcomers are perfectly sound, in fact, Webb\u2019s raw innocence and matured understanding of his standing in a racially inept world, are incredibly rich, even if the messaging can be worrisome. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"State media has also been playing on a popular perception in Russia that Ukraine is under the yoke of corrupt and inept leadership. \u2014 Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"For every inept , violent Roland Pryzbylewski, there was a Lester Freamon, practicing the patient craft of building a case. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"Middle French inepte , from Latin ineptus , from in- + aptus apt":""
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"i-\u02c8nept"
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"incapable",
"incompetent",
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"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified",
"unskilled",
"unskillful"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230120",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"library of several inequal books",
"\u2014 Holbrook Jackson"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin inaequalis , from in- in- entry 1 + aequalis equal, from aequus even, equal":""
},
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"\u2014 Walter Moberly"
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"They discussed the problem of inequality between students.",
"He accused the company of inequality in its hiring practices.",
"He has proposed a new system designed to remove inequalities in health care.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Maid were the year\u2019s two best examinations of income inequality and would lead my list, along with HBO Max\u2019s haunting and lyrical Station Eleven. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"One of the most important developments in the study of racial inequality has been the quantification of the importance of pre-market skills in explaining differences in labor market outcomes between Black and white workers. \u2014 Roland Fryer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
"Griner's trip to Russia has underscored the issue of pay inequality in professional basketball. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"Bernanke\u2019s analysis betrays a surprisingly shallow understanding of the dynamics of inequality in the 21st-century economy. \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"As awareness around issues of inequality has grown, some Chicago schools have chosen to relax dress code policies. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The factors that many economists felt were responsible for the decades-long secular fall in rates still are there, including the aging of western societies, the decline in globalization and productivity rates, and the growth of wealth inequality . \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"But in a country with one of the developing world\u2019s highest levels of inequality , and poverty that rose from 35% in 2019 to 42% during the pandemic, Mr. Petro\u2019s campaign has struck a chord among many of its 50 million inhabitants. \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The report, which draws on data compiled by Forbes, looks at the rise of inequality over the past two years. \u2014 Tami Luhby, CNN , 22 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English inequalite , from Latin inaequalitat-, inaequalitas , from inaequalis unequal, from in- + aequalis equal":""
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"\u02cci-ni-\u02c8kw\u00e4-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"a rock of inequigranular texture"
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},
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"(\u00a6)in",
"\u0259n+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004956",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": having the two ends unequal":[
"inequilateral bivalve mollusk"
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"first_known_use":{
", in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"in- entry 1 + equilateral":""
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080108",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"an inequitable distribution of funds"
]
},
"examples":[
"They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An economic security infrastructure that is inequitable for some weakens the entire system, Johnson said. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On the contrary, they were designed to be inequitable , to have winners and losers, to leverage the work of the masses for the advantage of the few. \u2014 Isis Dallis, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental nonprofit group, released a report in November that found that despite prior planting efforts, the tree canopy coverage remained inequitable in New York City. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"As in the path to medical school, those in the competitive application to residency who belong to groups underrepresented in medicine face an inequitable process. \u2014 Christin Drake, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This is not sustainable, Yun said, and the result is an increasingly inequitable housing market in which fewer people can own homes and first-time buyers are priced out entirely. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t solve inequitable development in the city of Cleveland. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Admitting the district's current plan is racially inequitable is a first step, panelist Kish Cumi Price, commissioner of workforce investment with the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, and others signaled. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Experts say the lack of vaccinations in poor countries is not only inequitable but also dangerous, exposing the world to a greater likelihood that more-virulent variants will emerge. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02cc)i-\u02c8ne-kw\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"examples":[
"the inequities in wages paid to men and women",
"the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Against the backdrop of stark inequity , immediate funding for the global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests is essential. \u2014 Muhammad Yunus, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"Byrd's story exemplifies a larger trend of racial disparities and inequity in traffic fatalities, as reported by the Governors Highway Safety Association and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last year. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
"The world seems to be repeating a historical script of perpetuating stigma and structural inequity that has plagued responses to other outbreaks. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"For instance, running clubs like the Running Industry Diversity Coalition and organizations like the Inclusive Outdoors Project devote time and resources to raising awareness of outdoors inequity and diversifying outdoor communities and events. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Limited charging infrastructure and income inequity are not factors that can be addressed by getting more EV's in showrooms. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"These social experiences are layered over long-standing regulations and policies that exacerbate inequity . \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"Appraisal inequity causes a dramatic reduction in the value that homeowner's receive for the sale, and refinancing of their primary residence. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"While supporters hail Gascon as a reformer who is trying to change a criminal justice system fraught with inequity , critics say his moves have emboldened criminals who no longer fear harsh punishment, even for serious offenses. \u2014 Fox News , 5 May 2022"
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"in-\u02c8e-kw\u0259-t\u0113",
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"noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"in- entry 1 + erring":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132850",
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"adjective"
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"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
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"living",
"on",
"operating",
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": very slow to move or act : sluggish":[]
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"examples":[
"an inert and lifeless body",
"How does he propose to stimulate the inert economy and create jobs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And yet, the movie would be inert without a strong supporting cast. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"Studies have shown that fat cells aren\u2019t inert , but very metabolically active. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 June 2022",
"With another movie night out of the question, and the Tesla\u2019s techy features rendered inert , the forest around me came into focus. \u2014 Maren Larsen, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Connecticut, the Uvalde massacre has prompted the seemingly inert Senate into negotiations over the shape of potential reforms. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 2 June 2022",
"And its clumsy, inert storytelling seems less interested in converting nonbelievers than in convincing us of Wahlberg\u2019s piety. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This could have mitigated the political volatility of border crossings, therefore rendering inert Lukashenko\u2019s alleged weapons of \u2018hybrid warfare\u2019. \u2014 Frey Lindsay, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Whether Shihab had the wherewithal to carry out such a scheme is in question; the documents indicate that the FBI secretly provided the firearms, which were rendered inert , to the informant. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"For patients who did develop chronic pain, though, the same genes remained mostly inert . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin inert-, iners unskilled, idle, from in- + art-, ars skill \u2014 more at arm":""
},
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"in-\u02c8\u0259rt",
"i-\u02c8n\u0259rt"
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"inoperative",
"latent",
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": noble gas":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Read full article Carbonic maceration, in its purest form, describes a process where whole clusters of intact grapes begin to ferment from the inside out, sealed in a tank filled with carbon dioxide or other inert gas to displace oxygen. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"The wire is surrounded by a glass bulb that is usually filled with an inert gas . \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The sophisticated brewing apparatus pulls nitrogen from the atmosphere, compresses the inert gas and carbonates Grid City\u2019s brew directly in the beer lines, allowing Gross to pour one of the smoothest brown ales in Utah. \u2014 Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The needle pierces the cork allowing the wine to flow, while argon, an inert gas , will fill the airspace inside the bottle and preserve the wine\u2019s freshness. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The Legacy uses a low-pressure inert gas cartridge to pop the cork from the bottle. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Another tanker could berth next to the ship and\u2014while pumping inert gas into the Safer\u2019s oil tanks\u2014suck out its Marib crude. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Behind the scenes, the machine is pumping argon, an inert gas , back into the bottle, which protects the remaining wine from oxidation. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb with a vacuum or inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"an inert and lifeless body",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And yet, the movie would be inert without a strong supporting cast. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"Studies have shown that fat cells aren\u2019t inert , but very metabolically active. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 June 2022",
"With another movie night out of the question, and the Tesla\u2019s techy features rendered inert , the forest around me came into focus. \u2014 Maren Larsen, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
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"And its clumsy, inert storytelling seems less interested in converting nonbelievers than in convincing us of Wahlberg\u2019s piety. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This could have mitigated the political volatility of border crossings, therefore rendering inert Lukashenko\u2019s alleged weapons of \u2018hybrid warfare\u2019. \u2014 Frey Lindsay, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Whether Shihab had the wherewithal to carry out such a scheme is in question; the documents indicate that the FBI secretly provided the firearms, which were rendered inert , to the informant. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"For patients who did develop chronic pain, though, the same genes remained mostly inert . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 May 2022"
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"It's an inescapable truth that these problems have no easy solution.",
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"His dimpled smile and enviable mane of hair were inescapable through the 1970s and \u201980s \u2014 just go to YouTube for the evidence. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"But a vote in the Knesset on the night of June 6th suggests that division is inescapable and that the government\u2019s run may come to an end, in months, if not weeks. \u2014 Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
"From Kylie Jenner, who recently shared photos of herself posing in a hot pink fishnet catsuit, to even Duchess Kate, who wore a glitzy hot pink gown during her royal tour in Belize, the shade seems to be inescapable . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Bad news is inescapable , and the cycle keeps getting shorter. \u2014 Simon Webster, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
"And over the last several weeks, trial clips have become inescapable on social media, as mashups of Depp\u2019s reaction shots have spread around the world. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"The emotional resonances of the Russian horrors in Ukraine are inescapable in an art form whose global composition is similar to soccer, for example. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Wow, who was utterly inescapable in the early \u201800s. \u2014 Bianca Gracie, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
"More than a decade after assaulting Rihanna, Chris Brown remains inescapable on radio\u2014and just this past month, another woman accused him of hitting her. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 July 2021"
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"His dimpled smile and enviable mane of hair were inescapable through the 1970s and \u201980s \u2014 just go to YouTube for the evidence. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"But a vote in the Knesset on the night of June 6th suggests that division is inescapable and that the government\u2019s run may come to an end, in months, if not weeks. \u2014 Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
"From Kylie Jenner, who recently shared photos of herself posing in a hot pink fishnet catsuit, to even Duchess Kate, who wore a glitzy hot pink gown during her royal tour in Belize, the shade seems to be inescapable . \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Bad news is inescapable , and the cycle keeps getting shorter. \u2014 Simon Webster, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
"And over the last several weeks, trial clips have become inescapable on social media, as mashups of Depp\u2019s reaction shots have spread around the world. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"The emotional resonances of the Russian horrors in Ukraine are inescapable in an art form whose global composition is similar to soccer, for example. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Wow, who was utterly inescapable in the early \u201800s. \u2014 Bianca Gracie, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
"More than a decade after assaulting Rihanna, Chris Brown remains inescapable on radio\u2014and just this past month, another woman accused him of hitting her. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 6 July 2021"
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"he writes very spare prose, with nary an inessential word to be found",
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"This was an Oscars where a moment tailor-made for a professional wrestling match somehow made the clothes feel inessential . \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In Ozon\u2019s loving, diverting but inessential homage, everything is real except the bitter, glycerine tears. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The Hawkeye finale features plenty of cliffhangers for the future, making a post-credits scene inessential . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 Dec. 2021",
"There are very few Marvel Cinematic Universe projects that can be simply dismissed as bad or inessential . \u2014 Joshua Axelrod, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"For reasons that are unclear, it was launched midway through the country\u2019s firm COVID-19 lockdown, which, unfortunately, meant large sections of its offerings were deemed inessential and had to be switched off. \u2014 Elad Natanson, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Hollywood would prefer their blockbusters not become entirely inessential in China. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The Department of Homeland Security announced today that its land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to inessential travel until September 21, citing concerns about the Delta variant. \u2014 Eve Sneider, Wired , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Cuomo is hardly alone in that -- not a single state, including any of those with strong Democratic majorities, has instituted a vaccine requirement for all inessential activities. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"He has made inestimable contributions to our society.",
"Einstein's inestimable contributions to science.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These cumulative burdens had consumed an inestimable amount of time and energy. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"In the case of the Grand Canyon, those global impacts were mostly psychological\u2014the sense that an ancient place of inestimable value would be defiled. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 20 July 2021",
"Some, like the inestimable Alexandra DeSanctis, are blessed with both speed-reading abilities and comprehension. \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 25 Apr. 2021",
"Meanwhile, the only player quoted on the record, David DeJulius, has now played college hoops under three coaches \u2013 the inestimable John Beilein, the up and coming Juwan Howard, and John Brannen \u2013 and has nothing but praise for Brannen. \u2014 Jay Brinker, The Enquirer , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Odds that confer an inestimable value on human life under any conditions. \u2014 Michael Nesset, Star Tribune , 25 Nov. 2020",
"Almost as posh as Versailles, its galleries hold inestimable riches, including works by Titian, Gainsborough and Turner. \u2014 Donna Bulseco, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2020",
"Weeks later, the annual hajj was reduced to skeletal proportion to counter the inestimable health risk posed by the five-day religious ceremony. \u2014 Phillip Morris, National Geographic , 13 Oct. 2020",
"The training a boy gets as a newspaper carrier is of inestimable value to him in after years. \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Sep. 2020"
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"The captain of archers fidgeted and coughed and rolled his eyes at his men, as if such cupidity and dishonor were an inevitable but minor aspect of the human predicament \u2026 \u2014 Michael Chabon , New York Times Magazine , 6 May 2007",
"In a society that has gold-plated everything from hubcaps to teeth, it was perhaps inevitable that someone would find a way to add some bling to bacteria. \u2014 Zach Zorich , Discover , February 2006",
"The Vikings disappeared, but the Inuit survived, proving that human survival in Greenland was not impossible and the Vikings' disappearance not inevitable . \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Collapse , 2005",
"getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Before potty training, diaper leaks are inevitable , but a mattress protector prevents nighttime leaks from ruining the mattress in your baby's crib. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"But the expansion of freedom clearly is not inevitable . \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"During a pandemic, public health experts concede, some infections and deaths are inevitable . \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"This was not the squash match that seemed inevitable on paper. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"So when the nonprofit set a goal for connecting 40,000 predominantly low-income families with high-speed internet by 2024, the future seemed inevitable . \u2014 cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"The return in recent weeks had indeed seemed all but inevitable . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Some mixing of parts seemed inevitable , so intermingled were the cadavers. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Some mixing of parts seemed inevitable , so intermingled were the cadavers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"we must inevitably make some sacrifices if we are going to save money",
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"Gradually, a friendship develops and inevitably grows into love, which is against the rules considering L\u00edda\u2019s age. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"So, when Google issues a Chrome security update to fix multiple high and critical-rated vulnerabilities, Microsoft will inevitably do likewise within a few days. \u2014 Davey Winder, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"What will book publishers do when the next economic downturn inevitably arrives",
"When chaos and, inevitably , fire ensue, Beavis and Butt-Head are hauled in front of a judge who sentences them to a summer at NASA Space Camp. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Dinner at Park\u2019s BBQ in Koreatown inevitably starts with a small flame. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Those who do sign up will inevitably face difficult situations, said Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a police think tank in Washington. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Once the opposing team inevitably starts sending extra defenders at the Tar Heels\u2019 big man, Caleb Love has more space to let 3-pointers fly or drive to the basket. \u2014 John Marshall, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"After making her society debut, Daphne enters into a mutually beneficial sham relationship with the mysterious Duke of Hastings\u2014but inevitably , the facade of love soon starts to feel very real. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"The measurements were somewhat inexact , but they were close enough.",
"a thousand is an inexact figure for the number of islands in the St. Lawrence River",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The University of Alabama at Birmingham had only played two games at their new home and game costs were still inexact . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Given the small sample size of several hundred hands that a player will see over the course of three days, a single poker tournament is an incredibly inexact way of identifying the strongest player in the field. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Much of forensic science was maddeningly inexact in the late 1980s when four West Side teenagers were tried for the gruesome abduction, rape and murder of 23-year-old Rush University medical student Lori Roscetti. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Of course, the parallels between 1918 and today are inexact . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Final verdict While 2019 performances can give some insight into next year\u2019s frontrunners, predicting Heisman winners can be an inexact science. \u2014 Destine Gibson, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The pupusas \u2014 savory cakes of masa harina, fine corn flour that Ms. Marroquin mixes with nothing more than cold water \u2014 are soft and thick, their curves comfortingly inexact , patted into shape by hand. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"While polling is an inexact science, none of the three polls released Tuesday had Sessions in the lead. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Conducted by government researchers with funding from nut producers, the studies show the inexact method of determining calorie counts established more than a century ago. \u2014 Candice Choi, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So much of the film turns on such evocative inexactitude , on our ability to wonder (and wander) about the image. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Bruno was fed up with berating his cooks for all their mistakes and inexactitudes , not to mention the grumbling. \u2014 Jonathan Kauffman, SFChronicle.com , 22 June 2018",
"For people like Davis, there is clearly a freedom that comes with this inexactitude . \u2014 Katy Steinmetz, Time , 3 Apr. 2018"
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"The measurements were somewhat inexact , but they were close enough.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The University of Alabama at Birmingham had only played two games at their new home and game costs were still inexact . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Given the small sample size of several hundred hands that a player will see over the course of three days, a single poker tournament is an incredibly inexact way of identifying the strongest player in the field. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Much of forensic science was maddeningly inexact in the late 1980s when four West Side teenagers were tried for the gruesome abduction, rape and murder of 23-year-old Rush University medical student Lori Roscetti. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Of course, the parallels between 1918 and today are inexact . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Final verdict While 2019 performances can give some insight into next year\u2019s frontrunners, predicting Heisman winners can be an inexact science. \u2014 Destine Gibson, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The pupusas \u2014 savory cakes of masa harina, fine corn flour that Ms. Marroquin mixes with nothing more than cold water \u2014 are soft and thick, their curves comfortingly inexact , patted into shape by hand. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"While polling is an inexact science, none of the three polls released Tuesday had Sessions in the lead. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Conducted by government researchers with funding from nut producers, the studies show the inexact method of determining calorie counts established more than a century ago. \u2014 Candice Choi, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2020"
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"It\u2019s not merely the emerging timelines that point to the inexcusable cowardice of local law enforcement at the scene, but the ever-growing toll of firearm deaths across the country. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"There is much reason to lament the Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially because of the killing of hundreds of civilians, the innocent victims of an inexcusable war. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Lemon had covered Smollett\u2019s accusations and his subsequent investigation and prosecution, so intervening in the ongoing investigation by texting Smollett was an inexcusable breach of ethics. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In documents, defense attorney Kevin Spellacy called Vitale\u2019s actions inexcusable . \u2014 John Caniglia, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"The rage of men whose grievances are inchoate and inexhaustible found expression in a 58-year-old movie star\u2019s humiliation of his 36-year-old former wife. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Rather, vehicles equipped with solar sails could be powered with a resource that is both abundant and virtually inexhaustible : sunlight. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"This is an actor both inexhaustible and inspired, with a seemingly limitless bag of tricks, vocally and physically. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Since Deng Xiaoping\u2019s economic reforms in the 1970s, China has grown prosperous thanks largely to low-wage export manufacturing and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of workers. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"For all their differences \u2014 of age, length and quality \u2014 both films serve to advance what has become, for No\u00e9, an inexhaustible theory of cinematic chaos. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"Even her family marveled at her seemingly inexhaustible energy, and Father howled with glee when the British, during World War II, gave Mother the code name of Rover. \u2014 James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
"Perhaps Fierstein, braced by his inexhaustible irreverence, answered best. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"And needless to say, Friend\u2019s achingly Tory haircut\u2014somehow too square and too soft, chiseled from a sad putty of inexhaustible entitlement\u2014stamps out any last embers of desire. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"The investigation didn\u2019t specify if a significant share of votes cast in the members-only primary could be traced to inexistent individuals, however. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Hostilities between the parties have ceased and campaign proposals \u2014 which were practically inexistent during the first part of the campaign \u2014 seem to have been archived permanently. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The flight cancellations were caused due to poor weather and air traffic control issues, not the inexistent strike. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Childcare benefits, senior care benefits, work schedule flexibility and mental health support were largely inexistent for most companies before the pandemic. \u2014 Naimeesha Murthy, Forbes , 14 June 2021"
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"Emergency contraception is relatively inexpensive to make, said Samantha Miller, co-CEO of Cadence Health, a biopharmaceutical company developing over-the-counter birth control pills. \u2014 Sarah Varney, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Emergency contraception is relatively inexpensive to make, said Samantha Miller, co-CEO of Cadence Health, a biopharmaceutical company developing over-the-counter birth control pills. \u2014 Sarah Varney, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"Emergency contraception is relatively inexpensive to make, said Samantha Miller, co-CEO of Cadence Health, a biopharmaceutical company developing over-the-counter birth control pills. \u2014 Sarah Varney, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
"The good news is that rain water barrels are relatively inexpensive to buy, easy to set up, and come in a range of styles that can complement any backyard look. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
"Emergency contraception is relatively inexpensive to make, said Samantha Miller, co-CEO of Cadence Health, a biopharmaceutical company developing over-the-counter birth control pills. \u2014 Sarah Varney, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"The technology world is exploding with new and relatively inexpensive offerings that could easily be applied to multifamily property management. \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The team is currently loaded with relatively inexpensive , 1st-contract talent. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 Jan. 2022",
"More people showed up at places that were inexpensive and obviously meant for locals, not tourists, like the skate park off the huge BeltLine walking path in Atlanta. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022"
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"He blames his mistakes on inexperience .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The inexperience is a factor, yes, but the talent is unmistakable. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"Thompson\u2019s relative inexperience was hard to reconcile with the first pie revealed to me from under that sheet of wax paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"That inexperience with these second-seeded Tigers is a day-and-night difference from the last Auburn team to make the postseason. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Panthers\u2019 extreme inexperience is the primary reason for their lack of victories. \u2014 Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"These Rangers are now 4-0 in elimination games, with a resiliency that belies their youth and inexperience . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"This group has done a good job, especially with the youth and inexperience . \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"The story is told through the testimonies of the survivors, now fully grown, shedding light on how their memories are altered by time, distorted by media coverage and limited by their youth and inexperience . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Francona knew there would be games like this because of the youth and inexperience of the Guardians\u2019 roster. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"He blames his mistakes on inexperience .",
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"Thompson\u2019s relative inexperience was hard to reconcile with the first pie revealed to me from under that sheet of wax paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"That inexperience with these second-seeded Tigers is a day-and-night difference from the last Auburn team to make the postseason. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The Panthers\u2019 extreme inexperience is the primary reason for their lack of victories. \u2014 Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"These Rangers are now 4-0 in elimination games, with a resiliency that belies their youth and inexperience . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"This group has done a good job, especially with the youth and inexperience . \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"The story is told through the testimonies of the survivors, now fully grown, shedding light on how their memories are altered by time, distorted by media coverage and limited by their youth and inexperience . \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Francona knew there would be games like this because of the youth and inexperience of the Guardians\u2019 roster. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s not surprising: Conspiracy theorists often aim to ply the inexpert masses with plausible-sounding but inaccurate legalisms in order to sow confusion. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The evening was a simple, completely inexpert exercise in apolitical comity. \u2014 Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker , 6 June 2021",
"Brainy, mannered, dryly amused, \u2018The Inheritance\u2019 can appear willfully inexpert ; the self-conscious acting feels both deliberate and the work of a director who hasn\u2019t spent much time working with actors. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021"
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"He had a series of seemingly inexplicable accidents.",
"an inexplicable desire for ice cream at two in the morning",
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"Two shots if one of those songs inspires an unexpected \u2014 and inexplicable \u2014 sing-along. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Her desire to be on television is painted in the show as innate, selfish, inexplicable . \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Which makes Republicans\u2019 tepid response to the possible ending of Roe even more inexplicable . \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 5 May 2022",
"The police assumption that the shooter had no other potential victims is inexplicable . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 28 May 2022",
"There was a series of stories that had to keep correcting the record for, for something that was inexplicable . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"With sons and fathers, there\u2019s an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
"To Western audiences, in fact, that might be the most simultaneously inspiring and yet slightly inexplicable part of the film. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Pleasure is, naturally, one reason why, but there are others, too, some of them inexplicable . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"for questions like \u201cWhat do you think of my new haircut",
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"Its particular target at that particular church on that particular morning remains the gesture\u2019s one inexplicit feature. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Looking beyond the draft, several college coaches recruiting Adams employed what has been a common technique: discouraging in casual, inexplicit terms multi-sport recruits from pursuing two sports. \u2014 Robert Klemko, The MMQB , 13 July 2017"
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"overcome by an inexpressible awe at the sight of the thunderous waterfall",
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"As Joe, Walker has a nearly campy intensity that captures the inexpressible fear of war\u2019s consequences at the root of the role\u2014and that the script itself, by Robert Nathan and Joseph Schrank, catches. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"Now, finally, the cell itself dissolves away into an abstract chemical machine\u2014and that into some intangible, inexpressible flow of energy. \u2014 Loren C. Eiseley, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"And your desire to continue to excavate and express the inexpressible doesn\u2019t leave you. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Losing his best friend was an inexpressible loss, but there was little time to grieve. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
"During the Vietnam era, according to these studies, these women were full of inexpressible rage against both their absent husbands and the pressures to satisfy their husbands\u2019 emotional needs while endlessly stifling their own. \u2014 Charlotte Gray, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The scope of something inexpressible , a mammoth, ungraspable intimation, had overtaken him. \u2014 Greg Jackson, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The narrative uses native wildflowers and plants to depict the inexpressible . \u2014 Katherine Tulich, Variety , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Few people, even once in their lives, dare to make the inexpressible real. \u2014 Tove Ditlevsen, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"kept a resolutely inexpressive face throughout the poker game",
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"Roy Andersson\u2019s series of comic-tragic tableaux depict the modern Christian quest for salvation that is abandoned by Denis Villeneuve\u2019s inexpressive sci-fi and David Lowery\u2019s fractured mythology. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The film and its sequels gave Stewart a legion of fans but, in other quarters, fixed an impression of her as the oddly inexpressive star of mawkish teen movies. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Black-and-white may be convenient visual shorthand for the past, but there\u2019s something flat and inexpressive about these images, scrubbed of grit and buffed to a sharp digital gloss. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
"His dad was intimidating, inexpressive , self-centered. \u2014 Ken Budd, Washington Post , 10 May 2021",
"Ben Addi is a quiet, inexpressive performer, and his blankness places Ahmed\u2019s inner life firmly off limits. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Romine, 21, remembered Adrio seemed quiet and inexpressive during the trip. \u2014 Serena O'sullivan, azcentral , 24 June 2019"
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"freedom remains an inextinguishable dream for people around the world",
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"But Nacua likes it \u2014 letting the smoother baritones briefly calm his inextinguishable energy. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"These days, Ziyadat is still just as drive by an inextinguishable fire that keeps him in the game. \u2014 Mark Elibert, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Though Sanders, 81, now walks with a cane and mostly plays seated, his seemingly inextinguishable tone still soars with superheroic grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Glowing with inextinguishable truths, Bergman\u2019s work needs no intermediaries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But in these ancient mountains, beauty seems to root itself to an inextinguishable faith in the healing power of time. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 27 Nov. 2020",
"But even without the exposition, the melodies are decipherable: There is love and loss and inextinguishable longing. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 July 2019",
"The noise crescendoed and seemed inextinguishable , oddly reminiscent of the dosimeters in HBO\u2019s recent portrayal of the Chernobyl disaster. \u2014 Jake Fischer, SI.com , 5 July 2019",
"Our love for making and performing music is inextinguishable . \u2014 Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan , 24 July 2017"
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"The candidate blamed her opponent for the local government's inefficiency .",
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"Even the slightest inefficiency in the manufacturing process or business runs the risk of severely impacting both the bottom line and the environment. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"His inability to uproot corruption and government inefficiency , and his failure to resolve the conflict in the east, had eroded his popularity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Often these became cesspools of sloth, inefficiency and corruption, run as private fiefs by politicians and bureaucrats. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Major developments in commerce and culture occurred early on, but by the late 19th century rulers struggled to govern a massive population, leading to government inefficiency and corruption. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
"The difference between a gas-guzzler and its electric counterpart is that the manufacturer bears part of the cost of EV inefficiency upfront through battery purchases rather than leaving the consumer to shoulder it all at the pump. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And again, think about it 6% into primary care and prevention, how much of it goes not to doctors, nurses, those directly providing the care but to all that inefficiency that is embedded in this system. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Such improvements reduce inefficiency such as the need to retool components. \u2014 Yossi Sheffi, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Soaring prices for food and fuel, combined with the inefficiency of President Pedro Castillo\u2019s government, have unleashed violent protests that have caused five deaths and led to calls for Mr. Castillo and Peru\u2019s legislators to resign. \u2014 Franklin Briceno, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"Maid were the year\u2019s two best examinations of income inequality and would lead my list, along with HBO Max\u2019s haunting and lyrical Station Eleven. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"One of the most important developments in the study of racial inequality has been the quantification of the importance of pre-market skills in explaining differences in labor market outcomes between Black and white workers. \u2014 Roland Fryer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
"Griner's trip to Russia has underscored the issue of pay inequality in professional basketball. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
"Bernanke\u2019s analysis betrays a surprisingly shallow understanding of the dynamics of inequality in the 21st-century economy. \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"As awareness around issues of inequality has grown, some Chicago schools have chosen to relax dress code policies. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The factors that many economists felt were responsible for the decades-long secular fall in rates still are there, including the aging of western societies, the decline in globalization and productivity rates, and the growth of wealth inequality . \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"But in a country with one of the developing world\u2019s highest levels of inequality , and poverty that rose from 35% in 2019 to 42% during the pandemic, Mr. Petro\u2019s campaign has struck a chord among many of its 50 million inhabitants. \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The report, which draws on data compiled by Forbes, looks at the rise of inequality over the past two years. \u2014 Tami Luhby, CNN , 22 May 2022"
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"The measurements were somewhat inexact , but they were close enough.",
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"The University of Alabama at Birmingham had only played two games at their new home and game costs were still inexact . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Given the small sample size of several hundred hands that a player will see over the course of three days, a single poker tournament is an incredibly inexact way of identifying the strongest player in the field. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Much of forensic science was maddeningly inexact in the late 1980s when four West Side teenagers were tried for the gruesome abduction, rape and murder of 23-year-old Rush University medical student Lori Roscetti. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
"Of course, the parallels between 1918 and today are inexact . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2020",
"Final verdict While 2019 performances can give some insight into next year\u2019s frontrunners, predicting Heisman winners can be an inexact science. \u2014 Destine Gibson, Dallas News , 2 Apr. 2020",
"The pupusas \u2014 savory cakes of masa harina, fine corn flour that Ms. Marroquin mixes with nothing more than cold water \u2014 are soft and thick, their curves comfortingly inexact , patted into shape by hand. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
"While polling is an inexact science, none of the three polls released Tuesday had Sessions in the lead. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Conducted by government researchers with funding from nut producers, the studies show the inexact method of determining calorie counts established more than a century ago. \u2014 Candice Choi, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Feb. 2020"
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"the inexorable rise of a political movement",
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"And then there is China\u2019s inexorable rise as a technically advanced rival seeking global influence. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"For Sanchez and Alica, the evening gave them a moment to share and celebrate their inexorable bond, which was reflected on their mortar boards. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"This is a great novel, rich in setting, shocking in its depiction of brute, inexorable power, but unexpectedly sweet in conclusion. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Gulls clamor for scraps as the inexorable tide, that serial destroyer of sandcastles, washes ever higher. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"Or that weekend warrior who doesn\u2019t comprehend the inexorable power of the water. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Maxwell was troubled by the theological implications of a cosmic heat death and of an inexorable rule of change that seemed to undermine free will. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"No longer can anyone say with a straight face that Anglo-American liberal democracy is a timeless good, or the inexorable goal of all modern nation-states. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"Then the inexorable decline that began across the Rust Belt took hold and Utica grew smaller and poorer. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of its most surprising features has been the inefficacy of what was only months ago considered a highly capable Russian military. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"All this inefficacy belies a deeper problem with our education system. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The most common challenges for organizations today include high carbon emissions, finite fossil-fuel availability, severe weather issues causing service disruptions, water scarcity, inefficacy and waste management. \u2014 Ashish Saxena, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Phil Jackson took over the team the next year, ushering in a new period of inefficacy for the team. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"As feelings of cynicism, inefficacy and exhaustion increase, naturally, joy starts to dwindle across most if not all areas of life. \u2014 Rachel Monta\u00f1ez, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"The potential side effects or inefficacy of the drug are immaterial compared to that outcome. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 5 Apr. 2020",
"President Trump is reportedly frustrated with the seeming inefficacy of U.S. efforts to force Maduro out. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Not long ago, some were pretending in public as though Trump was a capable world leader, all the while taking notes or recording conversations for a book that would tell the true story of his inefficacy . \u2014 Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com , 27 Nov. 2019"
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"He blames governmental inertia for the holdup.",
"After 10 years in an unsatisfying job she overcame her inertia and went back to school.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The industry\u2019s best hope for avoiding overly onerous regulation might rest with Washington\u2019s inertia . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"But a lot of Minority Report's appeal is its sheer velocity, and inertia hits in the last half hour. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"This means that the final two years of Biden\u2019s presidency will be beset by baseless and intrusive investigations (if not impeachment on an endless scroll) and inertia . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Arenado surely benefits from award-winning inertia , scooping up gold in each of his big-league seasons. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"However, political inertia combined with the need to provide basic electricity and cooking fuel to hundreds of millions of people in developing nations, is slowing the transition to clean energy. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But inertia has directional vectors associated with it. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Bureaucratic inertia is holding back A.I. analysis of satellite data. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"There is, throughout, a sense that inertia has overtaken the administration. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 1 June 2022"
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"an inexpert attempt at putting on an outdoor concert",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s not surprising: Conspiracy theorists often aim to ply the inexpert masses with plausible-sounding but inaccurate legalisms in order to sow confusion. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The evening was a simple, completely inexpert exercise in apolitical comity. \u2014 Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker , 6 June 2021",
"Brainy, mannered, dryly amused, \u2018The Inheritance\u2019 can appear willfully inexpert ; the self-conscious acting feels both deliberate and the work of a director who hasn\u2019t spent much time working with actors. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021"
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"The computer and its inertial guidance platform were marvels of precision, able to navigate 250,000 miles (about 400,000 kilometers) to the Moon with an error of only a few thousand feet. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020",
"The missile, a Mark 1, Mod 1, has a manual inertial guidance system, a mobile launcher with a one-sling power velocity on takeoff, and considerable pucker power on impact. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2019",
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"These deep inelastic scattering experiments showed, experimentally, that there were indeed individual structures inside the proton, and that individual fundamental particles (like electrons) would scatter off of them in different ways. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Then the accelerator was used to perform what is called deep inelastic scattering , in which electrons bombard protons and neutrons. \u2014 Dylan Loeb Mcclain, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018"
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"The ineradicable ache of a mother\u2019s loss comes through with devastating force, and so, too, does playwright Inda Craig-Galv\u00e1n\u2019s anger at the conditions that allow such losses to keep happening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"The ineradicable ache of a mother\u2019s loss comes through with devastating force, and so, too, does playwright Inda Craig-Galv\u00e1n\u2019s anger at the conditions that allow such losses to keep happening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"The ineradicable ache of a mother\u2019s loss comes through with devastating force, and so, too, does playwright Inda Craig-Galv\u00e1n\u2019s anger at the conditions that allow such losses to keep happening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
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"Many ineradicable infections are controlled by vaccination and treatment. \u2014 Monica Gandhi, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Still, many boundaries between the animal and the human, the natural and the artificial, were ineradicable . \u2014 Ben Crair, The New Yorker , 11 May 2021",
"Things were pretty freewheeling before then, and early photos of earthquake damage \u2014 well before 1933 \u2014 gave us one of the most ineradicable myths of quake safety. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2021"
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