obiter dictum

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Noun
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    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Between February 2017 and February 2018, there were as many as 25,000 such cases of custody relinquishment nationwide, according to an analysis published in January by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Michaela Ramm, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There was some talk among Trump allies that Musk’s media appearances may be curbed after an aside about the need to address waste in Social Security became fodder for Democrats who viewed it as an attack on the program.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
  • As an aside, will disappointing guidance lead to future weakness?
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Whatever might be inferred from these changes, her findings are now cited in commentary about the Gospel of John and have inspired a lively debate in current scholarship.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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