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uselessness





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Olsen, like McClure, remains adamant today about what he considers the tax program’s uselessness.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

The thing I love about poetry is its uselessness, the way it is, with a few exceptions, superfluous to capital, difficult to commodify, gratuitous in its insistence on avowing that which has been marked valueless.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2023

Sankey said he talked backstage about the uselessness of neckties during media days in Atlanta a year ago.

From Washington Times Jul. 17, 2023

Expounding a personal philosophy of honor and its uselessness in “L’onore! Ladri!”

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2023

Celia noticed the tiny ivory buttons down her aunt’s spine, marveled at their uselessness.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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