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obiter dicta

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plural of obiter dictum

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Stone, who was not involved with the work, suggests that the brothers died because of malarial infection but that toxicological analyses would have to be done to know whether poison also played a role.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Watch your inboxes later today for our full earnings analyses of Wells and Goldman, including any changes to ratings and price targets.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 July 2026

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In Gershman’s view today, Uebelhoer’s remarks had no impact on Sebold or the verdict.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
John Buse of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill took his place, explaining the situation to attendees in remarks critical of the ADA’s actions.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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Forget all the theories and commentaries, Homer seems to say.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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

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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

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