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obiter dicta

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plural of obiter dictum

as in analyses

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Counsel for the affected counties will post impartial analyses.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
The system then converts that request into a series of computational tasks, software tools, and analyses needed to generate results.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of analyses

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Over the years, through the Sports Huddle and other venues, Andelman participated in some 13,000 radio broadcasts and over 1,200 television commentaries on channels 5 and 7 as well.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026
Pastors normally take hours a week to examine the original language for their text, consult commentaries, develop illustrations and examples, and deliberate about practical applications.

— Christian B. Miller, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Definition of commentaries

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Pioneer Girl was ultimately published in 2014 with annotations.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
The book presents 366 Mountain Goats songs, one for each day of the year including one for February 29, along with notes from Darnielle that range from honest accounts detailing his former struggles with drug addiction to more cryptic annotations.

— David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Definition of annotations

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The Hawks continued the good feelings from their Summer League outings in Salt Lake City.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Ultimately, the reassurances about community resources and air quality failed to quell the fury inside the room as residents took the microphone during the Q&A section and repeatedly expressed feelings of betrayal and mistrust.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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