irrelevance

Example Sentences

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Britain also said in a recent submission that it believes "the WTO is at a pivotal moment", warning that "without reform it will slide into irrelevance".

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The whole enterprise of the Olympics risked sliding into irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

When leaders act from fear of obsolescence, being outpaced or irrelevance, they activate those same threat responses in employees.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

Some old and some new, but players with reputations and pedigrees to match, who have helped haul Scotland from the shadows of irrelevance into the spotlight.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Jack checked, vaguely irritated by this irrelevance but too happy to let it worry him.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding