incurable
adjective
in·cur·able
(ˌ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 
: not curable
an incurable disease
broadly
: not likely to be changed or corrected
incurable optimism
incurable
noun
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an incurable flirt at school dances
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In 2017, at age 37, Brian Wallach, a former attorney in the Obama administration, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disease — and was given six months to live.
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
Among the most challenging issues raised by sequencing newborns: whether parents should be informed of mutations linked to incurable diseases that do not begin until adulthood.
—Mark Johnson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
But now Zeldin sounds like he’s come down with an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
Like a bodybuilder with failing organs, Iran displays external vigor that conceals incurable internal maladies.
—Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2022
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
Among the most challenging issues raised by sequencing newborns: whether parents should be informed of mutations linked to incurable diseases that do not begin until adulthood.
—Mark Johnson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
But now Zeldin sounds like he’s come down with an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
Like a bodybuilder with failing organs, Iran displays external vigor that conceals incurable internal maladies.
—Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2022
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incurable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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