obiter dictum

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Noun
  • After accessing servers under Jubair’s control, the criminal complaint said, investigators found bitcoins that a blockchain analysis determined had been paid by victims.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Whether or not scholars have agreed with all the aspects of Shohat’s analysis, her call for Mizrahi studies certainly pointed toward that subfield’s subsequent expansion.
    Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those records are now asides and ephemera, not events.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert The Late Show filmed its news segment before the news of Kirk’s death, explained Stephen Colbert, who then expressed his condolences to the Kirk family in an aside to the monologue.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Miz coached up Carmelo on commentary throughout this match.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Some of those who attended the show saw its apparent message of adversity and resilience as a commentary on present times.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Obiter dictum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obiter%20dictum. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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