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superfluous

[soo-pur-floo-uhs] / sʊˈpɜr flu əs /


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Building another in an area close to the big Chinese military bases on Hainan seems superfluous.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

At the time, a Homeland Security spokesperson said the judge’s order was “unnecessary and superfluous given DHS’s medical policy goes above and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Once again, artificial intelligence was at the center of the selloff, amid worries that software would be made superfluous by Anthropic’s Claude applications.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

They flesh out the narrative just slightly enough not to feel entirely superfluous.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

Although this situation may already be known, it does not seem superfluous to me to recall it in some detail.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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