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obiter dicta

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Using specialized computer codes, the team ran detailed safety analyses to model how the new fuel would behave under extreme conditions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
What’s more, these analyses take a static view of the issue and don’t factor in the dynamic effects that would offset revenue loss.

— Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of commentaries

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His commentary became an important part of the textual tradition, and his annotations are included in many modern editions of the work.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
This novel comes to readers in the form of a poem—one written by a fictional poet and accompanied by annotations from the poet’s (also fictional) colleague.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of annotations

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In the song, Swift apologizes to an ex for neglecting his feelings, comparing the bliss of a rebound relationship to the excitement of drug users post-withdrawal in recovery, where the term in the title originates.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Horton said the study’s results suggest that feelings can cloud a litigant’s judgment.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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