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irrelevance

[ih-rel-uh-vuhns] / ɪˈrɛl ə vəns /


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Or they retreated, following Macdonald’s advice, into social irrelevance by adopting dead-end pseudo-philosophies like deconstructionism.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2026

"And the US threatens to relegate the organisation to even greater irrelevance if it doesn't get what it wants," she told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Boatwright would be wise to heed this history and either take Chipotle into new frontiers or prepare for its inevitable irrelevance.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

PayPal now has “institutional irrelevance among top merchants,” he wrote in a Tuesday blog post.

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

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

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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