gratuitous

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On Monday Cannon granted that request, with a side of gratuitous attacks on the former special counsel.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Banerjee also criticised what he called an excess of "gratuitous violence", arguing that "it is social media hype that is deciding the film's fate."

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Ms. King seeds her love story with engaging dialogue and literary references that are never pretentious or gratuitous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

“Because, respectfully, I cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference with cases pending in the lower courts while lives hang in the balance, I dissent.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

It seemed not only gratuitous, but rather shameful given the circumstances.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt