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The phrase "irretrievable mistake" is correct and usable in written English
It is usually used to refer to a mistake which cannot be corrected, reversed, or undone in any way. For example: "He had committed an irretrievable mistake by underestimating the complexity of the task, and it cost him dearly."
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An incandescent Sullivan sent an excoriating memo to Washington on 10 January, calling this intervention a "gross and perhaps irretrievable mistake".
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He continues: "A number of serious mistakes have been made but the situation is not irretrievable.
"Serious mistakes have been made, but the situation is not irretrievable".
"Until the results become irretrievable, this court has unbelievable authority to do whatever is necessary to correct the mistake," Mr. Siwica said, citing the casting of votes by the Electoral College on Dec. 18 as the deadline.
Intiman looked irretrievable.
An irretrievable scenario?
The rest was irretrievable.
Oleg, of course, irretrievable.
Bygone Berlin was irretrievable.
The past, ultimately, is irretrievable.
Worse than asleep -- unreachable, irretrievable.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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