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needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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Denial itself, needless to say, can be a driving force, and the frowning shrinks might point to the roiling energies of an Auerbach painting, and to his obsessive habit of scraping away the remains of a day’s brushwork and beginning afresh on the morrow.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
As a bonus, once that information is obtained, it can be used to eliminate needless steps, or friction, to deliver the easiest and most seamless experience possible.
—Brian Bronson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Retail investors, who need to wait for a future private company to IPO, can simply observe the late timing of a Dow inclusion, and lost appreciation, to gain awareness of needless delay.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Colorado has agreed to do more to prevent needless isolation of thousands of people with physical disabilities who were confined to nursing homes, settling a federal lawsuit that claimed state health officials illegally segregate too many people.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
As a bonus, once that information is obtained, it can be used to eliminate needless steps, or friction, to deliver the easiest and most seamless experience possible.
—Brian Bronson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Retail investors, who need to wait for a future private company to IPO, can simply observe the late timing of a Dow inclusion, and lost appreciation, to gain awareness of needless delay.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Colorado has agreed to do more to prevent needless isolation of thousands of people with physical disabilities who were confined to nursing homes, settling a federal lawsuit that claimed state health officials illegally segregate too many people.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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