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
The consensus might be right, but its logic makes the insurance model increasingly inapposite.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2017
This verse, translated from my usual prototype, the Cairo edition, is there followed by another, which I omit as being inapposite.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
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