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needless

[need-lis] / ˈnid lɪs /


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The San Francisco-based AI lab updated its usage policy to include "a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

He is also, needless to say, in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But because they screen so thoroughly, they can also lead to needless biopsies, expenses, and anxiety.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

What kind of spendthrift picks a completely needless fight with one of the last banks in town willing to lend him money?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The veracity of this and other reports of relatively recent Ruess sightings, needless to say, is extremely suspect.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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