obiter dicta

Definition of obiter dictanext
plural of obiter dictum

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Noun
  • The modern world forces us to waste time doing cost-benefit analyses of various inconveniences.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Improving these decisions requires multiple analyses, including reviewing past collections, identifying which attributes mattered, mapping those attributes to sell-through and comparing them to current demand signals.
    Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His remarks came as uncertainty still lingers about how long the Iran war would last.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The remarks reveal how artificial intelligence, a technology welcomed by corporations as a productivity boon, has also morphed into a serious threat by giving bad actors new ways to hack into technology systems.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While Bright Lights is a clinically sound and narratively solid depiction of a sickness, this movie adaptation lacks the novel’s deliciously acerbic descriptions of New York’s sick social scene as well as its protagonist’s self-aware commentaries.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
  • These Jones pieces and several others are accompanied by audio commentaries on which animation historians Michael Barrier, Greg Ford, and Eric Goldberg provide valuable context.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • One is taking photos, using a blue shroud to prevent reflections and a zoom lens, and the other is using a portable computing device to make annotations.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond conversion, AcePDF offers editing tools such as merging and splitting PDFs, compressing large files, extracting images, adding annotations, and creating interactive forms.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Tylenol crisis The warm feelings around the brand didn’t last.
    Michael L. Diamond, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Obiter dicta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dicta. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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