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[sens-lis] / ˈsɛns lɪs /


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His work is often described as Kafkaesque, and it is true that his clerks, like the characters of Franz Kafka, are trapped in a bizarre world of senseless rules under a cold and indifferent authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Justice was served and Li will be held fully accountable for his horrific and senseless crimes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

In a tribute, family members said "words cannot begin to express the depth of our emptiness and sorrow in the fact of this tragic and senseless loss of life".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

What’s going to happen is very unclear, but in some sense, after all that effort to end that extremely costly and senseless arms race, we’re right back in the middle of it.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Could there never be a pleasant moment without this senseless argument?

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare


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