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aimless

[aym-lis] / ˈeɪm lɪs /


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Chris Pine shows off his surprising fluency in Italian in this film about a pesky tween who convinces an aimless young woman to abduct her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

The "constant delay and aimless stumbling" around the project had made any planned recovery even more "painful, slow and difficult", as the town's experienced salt workers were now long retired or dead, he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

“To me, Maria is when you drive by an accident, and you don’t want to look, but you do,” she says of Didion’s aimless and troubled protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025

Finn drifted around, rootless and aimless as dandelion fluff in the wind.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby


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