pointless

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Given that many of the aggregate level assumptions have changed, it is somewhat pointless to try to transpose this onto individual bank loss estimates, analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"For the supporters, it's a complete dead rubber. It is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard - it's pointless," was the blunt assessment from former Northern Ireland midfielder Chris Brunt.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Think of “Ratched,” the pretty and pointless “Halston” and his recent ludicrous, gorgeous disaster “All’s Fair.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

At 22-0, it was the first time Ireland had been held pointless in the first half of the Six Nations era.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

For a moment it seemed pointless, this annual pilgrimage to a home that continued to reject me, and I wondered if I should go.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover