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Cruise’s ambition is moot if he’s otherwise resigned himself to crowd-pleasers, making his occasional enterprising choices look even more daring.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Reitano, a former child actor, volunteers with local schools and, according to her website, mentors “future lawyers” through moot court competitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the case of AI, this debate is moot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The debate as to whether there should have been alterations to the leadership after the Ashes has become a moot point, because England have nevertheless ended in a post-Bazball era.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

It will probably be moot, anyway, because my mom almost never goes out.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

The states on Tuesday said the addition of Alex Fairly, who owns a medical billing negotiation firm and lives in Amarillo, moots the motion to transfer the case.

From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2023

“The president’s pardon, which General Flynn has accepted, moots this case,” the Justice Department filing said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020

Five of those suspects are in the county jail pending trials — four of them held without bond on serious charges that preclude release, which Elrich noted moots the urgency in the detainer debate.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2019

“New legislation or regulations giving plaintiffs all they seek moots the case,” wrote Zachary W. Carter, corporation counsel for New York City.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2019

London aldermen were elected by the citizens of their respective wards in ward moots, in which was also arranged the watch, protection against fire, and probably also assessment of the taxes within the ward.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by S. A. Reilly

The mooted deal would have reduced those tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 25% from 50%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

SpaceX’s initial public offering in June, and mooted IPOs by OpenAI and Anthropic, could generate tens of billions more dollars for schools—assuming high-flyers don’t vamoose to avoid a hefty tax bill on their windfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

And some of the bank's governors had already mooted a possible rates hike, she added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

But he has no evidence of that, and other theories from corruption to organised crime have also been mooted.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Now I should never have dared to name such a change had it not been thus mooted.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Nannie Lambert

The Italian lender made a $35 billion cash-and-share offer for MPS shortly after competitor Banco BPM said it was itself mooting a merger with the smaller bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Ms. Prelogar wrote that “the mooting of the underlying case would also moot petitioners’ attempt to intervene.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023

Mr Johnson's government has previously raised the prospect of relocation before, first mooting the move in January 2020.

From BBC ● May 16, 2022

“Well, certainly your honor. It’s been amended,” Giuliani replied, mooting nearly everything he had just argued.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2020

He knew what this exaltation of spirits indicated, and divined that the moment was opportune for the mooting of his diabolical scheme.

From A Desperate Voyage by Edward Frederick Knight