irrespective of
preposition
ir·re·spec·tive of
ˌir-i-ˈspek-tiv- 
: regardless of
paid irrespective of how hard they work—
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At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Israeli citizens during wartime have no choice but to regard themselves as victims, irrespective of what’s actually happening on the ground.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
There are no star turns, no parts that are discernibly meatier, no actor without a fully dimensional character to play, irrespective of their screen time.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Earlier still, prior to Israel’s founding and to the time that partition became the vernacular of the day, some Arabs and Jews thought of a single, binational state with equal rights for all, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Israeli citizens during wartime have no choice but to regard themselves as victims, irrespective of what’s actually happening on the ground.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
There are no star turns, no parts that are discernibly meatier, no actor without a fully dimensional character to play, irrespective of their screen time.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Earlier still, prior to Israel’s founding and to the time that partition became the vernacular of the day, some Arabs and Jews thought of a single, binational state with equal rights for all, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Irrespective of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrespective%20of. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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irrespective of
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ir·re·spec·tive of
ˌir-i-ˈspek-tiv-
: without regard to
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