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useless

[yoos-lis] / ˈjus lɪs /


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Wisdom teeth aren’t useless in principle, but they no longer fit comfortably within modern skulls.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Creating these abstractions involves difficult maths, but essentially they filter out useless information, just leaving the AI with useful pictures of the world.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

This is an organization which has delivered us the “hydration break,” a useless pause created to sell sponsorships, I mean, hydrate players.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

I fell against my lard can chair, a frozen, useless lump, while this eight-year-old boy bustled around my shack.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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