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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Come See Me in the Good Light (Director-Producer: Ryan White, Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen) –– Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Come See Me in the Good Light / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Ryan White, Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen) –– Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
The 72-year-old former reality television star revealed thathe is currently battling an incurable and slow form of bone marrow cancer known as Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia in a new interview with People Magazine on Wednesday, December 11.
—Lexi Lane, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are teaming up again for 28 Years Later, the third film in the franchise that began in 2002 with 28 Days Later, which documents a handful of survivors trying to find sanctuary four weeks after an incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Come See Me in the Good Light / U.S.A. (Director and Producer: Ryan White, Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen) –– Two poets, one incurable cancer diagnosis.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
The 72-year-old former reality television star revealed thathe is currently battling an incurable and slow form of bone marrow cancer known as Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia in a new interview with People Magazine on Wednesday, December 11.
—Lexi Lane, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are teaming up again for 28 Years Later, the third film in the franchise that began in 2002 with 28 Days Later, which documents a handful of survivors trying to find sanctuary four weeks after an incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incurable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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