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useless

[yoos-lis] / ˈjus lɪs /


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“Even the fastest chips are useless if data cannot move quickly between them—that’s where optical and networking gear comes in,” Macquarie analysts said in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Lance Miles, who lives in Tunbridge Wells and is registered disabled, described SEW as "incompetently useless".

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The appendix, once considered a completely useless evolutionary left-over, is now thought to have minor immune functions.

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

“Oh, boy...okay. You really think I’m powerless? You really think I’m useless? Gods of Olympus, your brain must have freezer burn. You don’t know my secret, do you?”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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