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There was one series that could have given the ceremony a lift, a show that sparked so much passion from its audience that the Golden Globes leaned into it earlier this year to convince people to ignore its irrelevancy and boost its ratings.—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 One recent example: legacy chipmaker Intel, less than a year removed from chatter about irrelevancy, up 88% since bullish options flows were identified prior to earnings.—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 11 May 2026 While much of those streaming sales were non-sports commitments, the flow of ad dollars away from linear TV will accelerate as the primetime entertainment properties continue to sag under the weight of their cultural irrelevancy.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026 In this wider political context, the debate over a provincial fishery tax, even if meant as a distraction, was hardly an irrelevancy.—Catherine Nicholson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for irrelevancy