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non sequitur

[non sek-wi-ter, -toor, nohn se-kwi-toor] / nɒn ˈsɛk wɪ tər, -ˌtʊər, noʊn ˈsɛ kwɪˌtʊər /




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But then Will spoils the effect by digressing into a jarring non sequitur:

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

The latter was a bit of a non sequitur, however, given that the EU fine was tied to allegations of deceptive business practices, transparency issues, and a failure to provide public data to researchers.

From Barron's Dec. 8, 2025

While the second sentence of this quote is generally true, the first sentence is a non sequitur.

From Slate Nov. 24, 2025

That seems like a non sequitur, but it is nothing of the kind.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

Molly has gotten used to this kind of non sequitur.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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