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non sequitur

[non sek-wi-ter, -toor, nohn se-kwi-toor] / nɒn ˈsɛk wɪ tər, -ˌtʊər, noʊn ˈsɛ kwɪˌtʊər /




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But then Will spoils the effect by digressing into a jarring non sequitur:

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

The latter was a bit of a non sequitur, however, given that the EU fine was tied to allegations of deceptive business practices, transparency issues, and a failure to provide public data to researchers.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

That seems like a non sequitur, but it is nothing of the kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

The image was a total non sequitur to all but the most inveterate of social media scrollers, who immediately recognized the implications.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

He was momentarily confused by the non sequitur.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie