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Some officials willing to hold steady next week may genuinely think a hike is unneeded, or they might simply be reluctant to force the hand of a chairman who hasn’t shown it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“Providing automatic penalty relief will end unneeded financial headaches for hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in the months ahead,” said Glen Frost, founding partner of Frost Law, a law firm representing cases before the IRS.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

If they are required to spend more on unneeded labor, that means less money for safety-enhancing technologies such as track-inspecting drones.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Ukpo told the county board that his department had found roughly $500,000 in annual savings by avoiding transportation from hospitals to his facilities in cases where it was unneeded.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2025

I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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