have no business
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“Do I think it’s justified? I think it’s completely justified. We sitting in the courtroom have no business to judge what Proctor and Kawahara were thinking that night,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It notes that “Hong Kong companies are allowed to have no business operations and can exist as shell companies.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Fury described the pair as "finished," suggesting that if he showed even a fraction of that decline, he would have no business being in the ring.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
From her perspective, all-powerful cosmic beings have no business wifing up with mortals.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
“You come back tomorrow, Mr. Dacus. You have no business here tonight. The trusty will show you how to get out.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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