obiter dictum

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Noun
  • Community colleges and higher education The budget includes about $493 million in funding for community colleges in Michigan, a slight increase from the previous fiscal year, according to fiscal analyses.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • According to WalletHub’s analysis, the five states with the highest student loan payments are Vermont, with a median payment of $248 per month, followed by Massachusetts ($241), Maryland ($240), New Hampshire ($240), and New Jersey ($235).
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those records are now asides and ephemera, not events.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert The Late Show filmed its news segment before the news of Kirk’s death, explained Stephen Colbert, who then expressed his condolences to the Kirk family in an aside to the monologue.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Taylor Swift is releasing an 89-minute film to theaters this weekend that will include a music video, lyric videos and commentary from her on the new album.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Blanchart made his feature debut with Night Call (Le nuit se traine), a 2024 action crime thriller that gained strong notices not only for its Collateral-like genre thriller but also encompassing timely social commentary.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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