obiter dictum

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Noun
  • Houlihan conducted analysis on behalf of the family office investors.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The analysis of these efforts from many astronomers around the globe show that to the best of our knowledge, 3I/ATLAS is consistent with having a natural origin.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All the history and legends became real hearing his asides and details.
    Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • While After the Hunt is full of scathing dialogue, snarky asides, and buzzwords aplenty, the final conversation between Alma and Maggie may be its most damning indictment of systems of power.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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