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aimless

[eym-lis] / ˈeɪm lɪs /


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The "constant delay and aimless stumbling" around the project had made any planned recovery even more "painful, slow and difficult", as the town's experienced salt workers were now long retired or dead, he said.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“You hold yourself accountable for saving and spending. And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

“To me, Maria is when you drive by an accident, and you don’t want to look, but you do,” she says of Didion’s aimless and troubled protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

The latest edition of the prominent, often controversial survey of American art is an aimless overview that offers little memorable work.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

If I’d wake up feeling aimless or uncertain about where my life was headed I’d train harder to be certain I was at least the best fencer that day.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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