unnecessarily

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But some economists have argued that the central bank moved unnecessarily given that oil prices have now returned to near prewar levels after the ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

“We also need to make sure that we are not unnecessarily spending capital where we don’t need to.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

I used to feel so overwhelmed when deciding what to feed my guests, purely because I was making a straightforward task unnecessarily difficult.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

"If they were not with us our health service would collapse and people would die unnecessarily," Mike Nesbitt said.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama