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irrelevant

[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt] / ɪˈrɛl ə vənt /


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If someone trusts you with their money, it’s a huge privilege, but whether or not your former golf buddy would have made you more than you manage your own investments is largely irrelevant.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But "for now, the compensation framework has effectively become irrelevant due to widespread production shut-ins," Hansen said.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

But the ability to tap stock market capital is important again, after a quarter of a century of being all but irrelevant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

There’s been speculation for years when club sports, travel ball and showcases might make education-based high school sports obsolete or irrelevant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Gender and race are not irrelevant considerations when it comes to heart problems; blacks have a different overall risk profile than whites, and women tend to have heart attacks much later in life than men.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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