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obiter dictum

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as in analysis

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Recent Examples of obiter dictum Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania appellate court did not stop there, although what follows is no more than obiter dictum or, in English, just the non-precedential musings of the court. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 14 Jan. 2026

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Asia Pacific’s beauty recovery is already underway — if Mainland China is not included in the analysis.

— Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 24 July 2026
The researchers could take the output of the contact probability analysis for on- and off-target sites and compare them, identifying exactly which amino acids in Cas9 have altered contacts when there’s a mismatch between the guide RNA and the DNA.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

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There are asides about how the helmet communication receivers don’t always work.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Thomson’s own authoritative delivery of his opinions has an air of proclamation, but is leavened by his characteristic twinkly asides and curious pivots.

— Nicolas Rapold, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

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