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Recent Examples of inadmissible
He was charged with murder, but the confession was ruled inadmissible after child interview protection laws were applied in 2019, and the case was dropped.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, if the Canadian club is representing the AL in two weeks’ time, that’s not to say that the north-of-the-border numbers will be inadmissible in MLB’s calculus.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
One of the officers questioning Gein assaulted him during the interrogation, making his initial confessions inadmissible in court.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The defense lawyers argued in their motion that the evidence would have been inadmissible had Combs been tried only under the Mann Act.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, if the Canadian club is representing the AL in two weeks’ time, that’s not to say that the north-of-the-border numbers will be inadmissible in MLB’s calculus.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
One of the officers questioning Gein assaulted him during the interrogation, making his initial confessions inadmissible in court.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The defense lawyers argued in their motion that the evidence would have been inadmissible had Combs been tried only under the Mann Act.
—ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadmissible
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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But until that moment, the one when Towns sank a seemingly unimportant bucket during what turned into a 49-point decimation of the 76ers, those types of shots had evaporated.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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His decision not to include a female gold medalist sent a clear message to the nation about how unimportant women’s wins are to the White House.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Slavery had become ever more entrenched in America; this transformation had brought the fringe to the mainstream, made the unthinkable thinkable, the impermissible permissible.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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In the last few months, the NCAA has ruled more than a dozen Division I men’s basketball players permanently ineligible for manipulating game results and their own performances, making impermissible bets, providing information to gamblers and not cooperating with investigations.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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In 2023, the Supreme Court declared the bill inapplicable.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Women, whether secular or religious, remain forbidden to read, write or tell stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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One of Japan’s most beloved television personalities — and a perennial favorite-host winner — Matsuko brings her sharp insight and commanding presence to a forbidden auction staged in a mysterious underground space.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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By redrawing political lines to predetermine the outcome of House races, politicians rendered many of their voters irrelevant and obsolete.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The absolute dollar figure is irrelevant to the question.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anti-American and antisemitic rhetoric should be categorically unacceptable in any venue.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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When direct conflict carries unacceptable escalation risk, sustained pressure below the threshold of force offers states a way to bend the will of a rival nation without triggering open war.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sleep loss is not a trivial inconvenience.—
Stephen Neely,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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The war is real and the risks aren’t trivial.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Inadmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadmissible. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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