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irrelevance

[ih-rel-uh-vuhns] / ɪˈrɛl ə vəns /


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Will Carl’s Jr. rebound to its former glory in its birthplace as a flagbearer for Californian burger culture or recede into irrelevance?

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

"And the US threatens to relegate the organisation to even greater irrelevance if it doesn't get what it wants," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The whole enterprise of the Olympics risked sliding into irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

In any case, such organizations were a complete irrelevance to the heart of political life in this country.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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