obiter dicta

Definition of obiter dictanext
plural of obiter dictum
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Noun
  • In the meantime, city staff will examine other options, including structural analyses on existing buildings up for sale to possibly refurbish into a city hall.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Compensation management has always been complex, requiring in-depth and often manual analyses of datasets to gain strategic insights into trending compensation practices.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Warsh views on independence In remarks he's scheduled to deliver to the committee at the hearing's start, Warsh issued a qualified endorsement of Fed independence.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The president made the remarks during a live wide-ranging CNBC interview in the context of public speculation of a possible merger between United Airlines and American Airlines.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To go with touring, acting, and writing, Gaffigan also does commentaries for CBS Sunday Morning.
    Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Most of all, life at Kukuiʻula allows residents to experience the feelings of belonging, family togetherness, and ties to nature that permeate Hawaiian culture.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Though Agnes’ feelings for Garth are quite obvious to viewers — and her pearl-girl friend Daisy (Lucy Halliday ), who also happens to have Garth as her Mayday handler — what Garth thinks about Agnes is much less clear.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Obiter dicta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dicta. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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