obiter dictum

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Recent Examples of obiter dictum Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania appellate court did not stop there, although what follows is no more than obiter dictum or, in English, just the non-precedential musings of the court. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • But James Bosworth, the founder of Hxagon, a company that provides political risk analysis in Latin America, said many leaders in the region have come to tough-on-crime policies on their own.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • When the meeting proceeded into discussions about audits, Levine approached Hosseini for a brief pull-aside conversation.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • For a company synonymous with AI, the most revealing line was almost an aside.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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