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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

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

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

The whole enterprise of the Olympics risked sliding into irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The shell was interesting and pretty and a worthy plaything; but the vivid phantoms of his day-dream still interposed between him and Piggy, who in this context was an irrelevance.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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