germane to

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Before 2008, the size of the Fed’s balance sheet wasn’t germane to monetary policy.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

And what in those files are germane to Trump?

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

“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

Tate’s trajectory is lurid and gross, but the references to him are more symbolically than specifically germane to the movie.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Any sound that was not germane to the night would make them alert.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck