unrecoverable
adjective
un·re·cov·er·able
ˌən-ri-ˈkə-və-rə-bəl 
-ˈkəv-rə-
1
: unable to be recovered, recaptured, or regained : hopelessly lost : irrecoverable
unrecoverable loans
2
: unable to be corrected : irremediable
an unrecoverable error/failure
an airplane in an unrecoverable spin
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Internal polling can even be used to push opponents to drop out, showing unrecoverable levels of support.
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Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Faced with unrecoverable job losses in agriculture, small-town leaders courted manufacturers with subsidies, obliging regulations, and a cheap, non-unionized workforce.
Manufacturers, accepting this invitation, industrialized the rural landscape.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
His remains were declared unrecoverable and were interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii with other unknowns from the Korean War.
—Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
The last time the death toll changed was Aug. 21, the day that President Biden visited Lahaina, a span of time that reflects the new phase of the recovery effort, as well as the likelihood that many people’s bodies were reduced to unrecoverable ash.
—Tim Arango and Lisa L. Schell, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Older adults, meanwhile, are often assumed to be on a downward slope with unrecoverable loss.
—Rachel Wu, Scientific American, 29 June 2023
Titanic submersible: What a 'catastrophic implosion' means and what officials found Understanding why the submersible imploded would be useful in any lawsuit alleging gross negligence but such a case could still be successful even if the wreckage is unrecoverable, Luff said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 June 2023
The injury to the Kentucky Derby hopeful was said to be unrecoverable, and he was euthanized.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
Like Brady in the latter half of the Patriots dynasty, Mahomes benefits from an outgoing, unrecoverable tight end.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
Faced with unrecoverable job losses in agriculture, small-town leaders courted manufacturers with subsidies, obliging regulations, and a cheap, non-unionized workforce.
Manufacturers, accepting this invitation, industrialized the rural landscape.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
His remains were declared unrecoverable and were interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii with other unknowns from the Korean War.
—Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
The last time the death toll changed was Aug. 21, the day that President Biden visited Lahaina, a span of time that reflects the new phase of the recovery effort, as well as the likelihood that many people’s bodies were reduced to unrecoverable ash.
—Tim Arango and Lisa L. Schell, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Older adults, meanwhile, are often assumed to be on a downward slope with unrecoverable loss.
—Rachel Wu, Scientific American, 29 June 2023
Titanic submersible: What a 'catastrophic implosion' means and what officials found Understanding why the submersible imploded would be useful in any lawsuit alleging gross negligence but such a case could still be successful even if the wreckage is unrecoverable, Luff said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 June 2023
The injury to the Kentucky Derby hopeful was said to be unrecoverable, and he was euthanized.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
Like Brady in the latter half of the Patriots dynasty, Mahomes benefits from an outgoing, unrecoverable tight end.
—Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
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“Unrecoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrecoverable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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