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irrelevance

[ih-rel-uh-vuhns] / ɪˈrɛl ə vəns /


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Or they retreated, following Macdonald’s advice, into social irrelevance by adopting dead-end pseudo-philosophies like deconstructionism.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

"The alternative is really not purity, but irrelevance," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

PayPal now has “institutional irrelevance among top merchants,” he wrote in a Tuesday blog post.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Assuming that most Americans value our mission is a recipe for irrelevance and decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Jack checked, vaguely irritated by this irrelevance but too happy to let it worry him.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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