have no business
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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
From her perspective, all-powerful cosmic beings have no business wifing up with mortals.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025
It has that common pervasive dampness along with plenty of clannish townspeople who resent these nosy Nellies poking around where they have no business.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
It’s an awful quandary because part of me knows that I’m a horrible secret keeper and have no business signing such a document, but another part of me is entirely intrigued.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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