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aimless

[eym-lis] / ˈeɪm lɪs /


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Her target, a pudgy, ginger Benjamin Braddock with a vague intent to launch a podcast, is the aimless Gen Z’er Elliot, perfectly played by Cooper Hoffman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

He grew up in Providence, R.I., and by his own account was aimless until his 21st year.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.

From MarketWatch Dec. 24, 2025

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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