needless
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Moyes' fury will have increased because Grealish, who missed Saturday's loss at Arsenal through "illness", is part of a paper-thin squad that simply cannot carry passengers or have players ruling themselves out through needless ill-discipline.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Anthropic’s October Usage Policy Update included a section prohibiting “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta held dueling news conferences Thursday, with each touting their efforts to crack down on medical providers accused of needless surgical procedures, sham addiction treatment program, bogus hospice care and other alleged schemes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Pike's legal team had previously objected to the execution IV protocol, saying it would have caused needless suffering due to her small veins and a blood condition.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Don Apolinar Moscote, his wife, and his six daughters, needless to say, were on the list.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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