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pointless

[point-lis] / ˈpɔɪnt lɪs /


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Not long ago, Apple loyalists viewed foldable phones as pointless, said Jeff Pritz, who’s owned more than a dozen Samsung devices, including foldable phones.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“A half-hour of hard-driving rock led straight into mid-tempo sludge like ‘Fingerprint File,’ a pointless but not purposeless exercise whose supposed function was to prove that Jagger could play guitar competently.”

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Being worried about a law that would make such a thing perfectly legal is a pointless distraction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Removing tax from period products in Jersey's shops would be "pointless", the social security minister has said.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

My life felt pointless now that you were gone.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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