germane
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The member’s interest the trust seeks to assert isn’t germane to its purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Before 2008, the size of the Fed’s balance sheet wasn’t germane to monetary policy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
“My subject is myself, so this kind of work, in my relationships and with myself, is germane to my writing,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
These are both important points, and they seem particularly germane in 2025.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025
A point that Aristotle makes that is particularly germane here is that arguments are made from accepted premises—“and many accepted premises are mutually contradictory.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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