Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the state of something that has outlived its relevance.
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- noun Alternative form of
nonissue .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of something that has outlived its relevance
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Examples
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The biggest non-issue of the day is this story ( "Questions raised about Rahm Emanuel's housing arrangement in D.C.") about some Republicans who are spending their time blogging about whether Rahm Emanuel should be paying taxes for living, rent-free, in the basement of a home owned by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) and her husband, with whom Rahm has worked.
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The biggest non-issue of the day is this story ( "Questions raised about Rahm Emanuel's housing arrangement in D.C.") about some Republicans who are spending their time blogging about whether Rahm Emanuel should be paying taxes for living, rent-free, in the basement of a home owned by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) and her husband, with whom Rahm has worked.
Archive 2009-02-01 xtra 2009
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People move about through superluminal flight combined with suspended animation, making travel a non-issue.
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This is such a non-issue, and for Doofy and the other mindless dolts on the Faux morning show to be feigning outrage is ridiculous.
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What's your take? is this a good idea, a bad idea, or a non-issue ... and why?
March 2009 2009
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It seems to me that if the stories and the ideas presented were judged on their own merit, the whole gender/race thing should be a non-issue.
TOC: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley 2009
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If she hadn't made that misrepresentation the plane would be a non-issue.
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Abortion is the biggest non-issue of our time, from a political perspective.
Sources: Dem leaders have eased senator's doubts on health bill 2009
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Who cares where they are tried, this is another Republican non-issue hissy fit.
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This is such a non-issue, and for Doofy and the other mindless dolts on the Faux morning show to be feigning outrage is ridiculous.
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