have no business
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We have no business running a private school.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Dodgers have no business sticking Ohtani back on the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
When contacted by the Journal, the airlines said they have no business with the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
If you can’t stand being around suffering people, then you have no business in the low-wage work world, as a journalist or anything else.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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