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obiter dicta

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plural of obiter dictum

as in analyses

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Steinem’s distinctly stylish look – she was often photographed in mini-skirts and aviator sunglasses with a curtain of long, straight hair – sometimes triggered reductionist analyses.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Howden has completed engineering evaluations, created three-dimensional design models, carried out supporting analyses and held formal design reviews with NANO Nuclear.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

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Mittelman also recorded some 200 brief commentaries on especially significant productions.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Additionally, several legal and policy commentaries stress that the absence of direct consumer refunds reflects statutory and administrative constraints rather than a deliberate effort to deny households relief.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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This novel comes to readers in the form of a poem—one written by a fictional poet and accompanied by annotations from the poet’s (also fictional) colleague.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
The form toolkit supports creating interactive forms or completing existing ones with text, checkboxes, shapes, and annotations.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

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Both artists, Morris points out, were working in the context of World War II, and the owl’s ability to both burrow and take flight may have appealed to feelings of entrapment and a desire to escape.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Fresh pasta, family recipes and the feelings of a cozy home are coming together at Charlotte’s newest Italian restaurant, opening this fall.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

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