unnecessary

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Such seamless technologies teach us that repair and understanding is not our role and that such proficiency and knowledge is unnecessary.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The company, for example, called the separation of the roles of broker, exchange, and custodian into different firms a “a legacy of a paper-based system” unnecessary in the tokenized universe.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

These are often benign but can lead to anxiety and unnecessary additional tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He said: "I just want to say to those families that I deeply regret the circumstances by which over the last 24 hours they have had this unnecessary anxiety."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

His coach was suddenly drowning the team in extra, unnecessary practices, and Ocean said it was because his coach was trying to keep him busy—that he was trying to keep the two of us apart.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi