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needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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The finish is long, lightly sweet, and, needless to say, quite hot, though not unbearably so.
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Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Nietzsche’s genealogy, needless to say, was a more impressionistic affair, and didn’t reach back to any evolutionary savanna.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Even after the invasion, the Biden administration’s assistance to Ukraine was beset by hesitation, needless restrictions, and endless deliberation.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Narendra Modi has picked a needless fight with the United States and Canada.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
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Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Nietzsche’s genealogy, needless to say, was a more impressionistic affair, and didn’t reach back to any evolutionary savanna.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Even after the invasion, the Biden administration’s assistance to Ukraine was beset by hesitation, needless restrictions, and endless deliberation.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Narendra Modi has picked a needless fight with the United States and Canada.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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