not fit
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As usual, the toothless punishment did not fit the crime: Ross apologized to clerks and agreed not to serve as chief judge or on a judicial council.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Earlier measurements suggested WASP-94A b contained hundreds of times more oxygen and carbon than Jupiter, something that did not fit with existing theories of planet formation.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“OPEC does not fit with this bold, assertive, independent U.A.E. anymore,” said Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a prominent Emirati political scientist.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
LIV Golf does not fit into that category and was not mentioned.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The baggage would not fit on the porch.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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