irreconcilable differences
idiom
formal
: inability to agree on most things or on important things
They are filing for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
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The couple's settlement comes just over one year after Abasolo filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
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Julia Moore, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Asghari filed for divorce in August 2023, citing irreconcilable differences.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, and some of their children have even filed to remove Pitt from their names.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Jolie cited irreconcilable differences in her petition for dissolution and listed the date of separation as Sept. 15, 2016.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Julia Moore, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Asghari filed for divorce in August 2023, citing irreconcilable differences.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, and some of their children have even filed to remove Pitt from their names.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Jolie cited irreconcilable differences in her petition for dissolution and listed the date of separation as Sept. 15, 2016.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Irreconcilable differences.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreconcilable%20differences. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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