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inessential

[in-i-sen-shuhl] / ˌɪn ɪˈsɛn ʃəl /


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Streaming series creator Jon Favreau shepherds his hit into an enjoyable if inessential summer popcorn movie loaded with the creatures you’re looking for.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

She treats the question as compulsory but perhaps inessential.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

MAP, deemed inessential, was cut, and the program dissolved within a few years.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023

It urged residents in the area to avoid inessential outings and to use caution against mudslides, flooding and thunderstorms.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

She tried to show him in a sentence that he was nothing more to her than a blundering, inessential fool, interfering in important business that was no concern of his.

From The Jervaise Comedy by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)




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