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needless

[need-lis] / ˈnid lɪs /


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But, needless to say, you wouldn’t want to eat here either.

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin gave his word, and breaking it is a needless distraction and blemish on the party.

From Los Angeles Times

Another repealed a needless Environmental Protection Agency rule on rubber tire manufacturing, while another nixed a Treasury rule eliminating expedited review for bank mergers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, the shots played by Brook, Jacks and Ollie Pope, and the needless run out of Stokes, were gifts to Australia.

From BBC

The change ends needless delays that have hindered development in the Keystone State, cutting through bureaucracy to promote investment.

From The Wall Street Journal