aimless
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At the center of Lawrence Osborne’s story of international suspense is Tyler Sedgwick, an aimless American investigator who hopes to find fresh purpose tracking down a rich man’s missing daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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
“You hold yourself accountable for saving and spending. And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
It would take roughly 12 hours to watch the show from start to finish, but Stoschek and Kittelmann recommend an hour or two of aimless wandering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
He put his hands into his pockets, one of those aimless gestures people make when they don’t know what else to do.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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