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- adjective Not
pertinent ;irrelevant .
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Examples
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In two others, he said, the couple discussed "patently nonpertinent subjects" such as their children and home-renovation projects.
Judge Rejects Wiretap Dismissal in Insider Case, Rebukes FBI Michael Rothfeld 2011
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The May sessions also will focus on various airline pilots distracted by cell phones, personal laptops or nonpertinent conversations while seated behind the controls.
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The May sessions also will focus on various airline pilots distracted by cell phones, personal laptops or nonpertinent conversations while seated behind the controls.
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By carefully blending pertinent questions with nonpertinent questions, the interrogator can conceal the true purpose of the inquiry.
The Ears of America Powers, Thomas 1983
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I have often wondered how it came about (though the matter is wholly nonpertinent) that Mr. Beerbohm married an American ladyquite a habit with English essayists, by the way: Hilaire Belloc and Bertrand Russell did likewise.
“A Clergyman” 1921
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Crews are supposed to maintain a "sterile cockpit," in such situations, with no nonpertinent communications.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Crews are supposed to maintain a "sterile cockpit," in such situations, with no nonpertinent communications.
NYT > Home Page By MATTHEW L. WALD and CHRISTINE NEGRONI 2010
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