inapposite
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Mr. Sabet thinks the analogy is inapposite: “Alcohol has been a central part of Western civilization since before the Old Testament. It’s been used by the vast majority of those in the West.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the equivalence is grossly inapposite for another reason, which is perhaps even more fundamental.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022
But of course when that happens, states will rejoin that the court also dismissed disparate impact as inapposite.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
So, the subtitle of Grant Wacker’s 2014 book, “America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation, ” is inapposite.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2018
Of course the historical nature of his subject precluded the dramatic suggestion to be looked for in the Pickwick trial, thus rendering comparison inapposite.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)
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