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The company uses a unique proprietary process called The GPF Method, a powerful, non-surgical approach to help patients eliminate unnecessary medications and avoid unneeded surgery.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
To speed decision-making and cut unneeded meetings, Jassy said Amazon would ask each senior executive’s unit to boost the ratio of individual contributors to managers by at least 15% by early next year, which would likely reduce the number of managers.
—Jena McGregor, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Some critics argue that a policy shift is unneeded because a Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2020
Final rules issued by the DOT in April required airlines and ticket agents to disclose service fees alongside the airfare, in a move to help consumers avoid unneeded or unexpected fees, as part of an effort to tackle such fees over the last three years.
—Reuters, CNN, 30 July 2024
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
To speed decision-making and cut unneeded meetings, Jassy said Amazon would ask each senior executive’s unit to boost the ratio of individual contributors to managers by at least 15% by early next year, which would likely reduce the number of managers.
—Jena McGregor, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Some critics argue that a policy shift is unneeded because a Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2020
Final rules issued by the DOT in April required airlines and ticket agents to disclose service fees alongside the airfare, in a move to help consumers avoid unneeded or unexpected fees, as part of an effort to tackle such fees over the last three years.
—Reuters, CNN, 30 July 2024
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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