pointless
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However, this would have been pointless had Fernandes not delivered at a time in the season when United needed him to deliver.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
At some point I whispered to another student that it was pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Speaking in a strained whisper, the effect of a rare illness of the vocal cords, Page suggested that Hassabis’s company-building endeavors might be similarly pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“Realism is all about realizing that in a competitive world, you want to be smart and go for genuine strategic advantage, not just pointless displays of power.”
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
A whole dimension of drudgery—the tedious, mad, really quite pointless business of stepping over every inch of rocky ground between Georgia and Maine—had been removed.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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