have no business
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“Eighteen-year-old boys have no business being on the front line,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
"I have no business education. It's all been trial by fire and learning as we go," says Skuse.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
From her perspective, all-powerful cosmic beings have no business wifing up with mortals.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025
“In my opinion, if you can’t tell what the tree is, you have no business identifying its fiber-building period,” Mellinger said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
Crowds always thronged the airport when a big plane was coming or going, and most of the people seemed to have no business there except hope.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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