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extraneous

[ik-strey-nee-uhs] / ɪkˈstreɪ ni əs /




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These highly automated sites run 24/7 and can’t afford even tiny traces of extraneous gases or chemicals to contaminate their precision production, says Liu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“I saw myself as this extraneous body that was a bit threatening,” Tres told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

"He was just quietly sitting there, taking script pages out, cutting them up, removing extraneous stuff like scene descriptions, and then sticking them back onto blank pages," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

News organizations routinely edit interviews, removing extraneous words and redundant phrases.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.’

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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