obiter dictum

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Noun
  • According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky.
    Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Such an analysis would examine park-wide parking capacity, neighborhood spillover, seasonal and weekend use, and coordination with transit and shuttle operations.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That context is probably enough to appreciate some of the film’s most delightful asides, such as a profile of the man behind GumBusters — a business that power blasts old gum off the streets of NYC — and a brief aside into the temporary venues that host Wilson’s favorite DIY noise shows.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As an aside, as volatility returns to the markets, see Why Nvidia Stock Can Drop 30%?
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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