pointless
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Whether he does so again this week, it would be pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Interviewees joke about how inscrutable he is, guess at aspects of his biography, and early on we hear Michaels’ belief that explaining humor is pointless.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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
At some point I whispered to another student that it was pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Anyway he related long pointless anecdotes of his undergraduate days, speaking familiarly of dead and departed professors by their first names, usually incorrect ones.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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