Definition of "unrecoverable" []

• Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered. (adjective)
• From which recovery is not possible. (adjective)

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• "Companies such as AdvancePath Academics scoop up students classified as unrecoverable by traditional schools and help them complete their education."
• "O'BRIEN: If that failed, however, then you've got another situation which could cause a lot of what they call, what the investigators call parasitic drag, which is another way of saying forcing it into a steep left bank, and ultimately if it's unrecoverable -- in other words, if the other control surfaces here cannot compensate for it, that could very well put it into a spin, an inverted position that cannot be recovered no matter how hard the pilot tries -- John, any other thoughts?"
• "Loans categorized as "unrecoverable" amounted to 3.1% of its portfolio."