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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 European Union also warned in a recent submission that the organisation was "at a critical and, in fact, an existential juncture", while Britain cautioned that "without reform, it will slide into irrelevance".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Boatwright would be wise to heed this history and either take Chipotle into new frontiers or prepare for its inevitable irrelevance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Now, facing irrelevance and the perplexing 1960s, she falters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

What dismays him most is the irrelevance of it all.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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