Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obiter dicta
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The state alleges Darnell failed to conduct individualized suitability analyses and did not disclose conflicts of interest tied to commission payments.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Trump won the popular vote for the first time and, according to multiple analyses, did better with sporadic voters than with consistent voters.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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When asked for comment on the situation, soccer’s world governing body FIFA referred CNN Sports to remarks by its general secretary, Mattias Grafström, on Sunday.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has pumped the brakes on a plan to close an Upper West Side middle school after a Black student fighting to save her school was interrupted by racist remarks caught on a hot mic during a school board meeting.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Northeastern University School of Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) has argued through litigation and commentaries that sports betting is a public health concern due to its addictive qualities, aggressive marketing by companies, and the ease of placing a bet through an app.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Many of their playful clips and humorous commentaries went viral and were especially appealing to younger viewers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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The prose poem is written as annotations to a diagram of a handgun.—
Krys Malcolm Belc,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Fed published a virtual tour of the buildings to its website, along with annotations to the 2021 proposal and photographs of the renovations.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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But some of those feelings are shared by many within the building, after OpenAI struck a deal with the Pentagon on Friday to use its AI models in classified systems.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Experts say this is when adults should validate their feelings and address what's happening honestly while taking their ages and maturity levels into account.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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