pointless
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Dylan would have to probably work hard to write such bland and pointless garbage.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
A really poor start compounded with being the innocent victim in the Lawson crash leaves him pointless.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
The airline’s 2012 acquisition of a Pennsylvania refinery has been called both prescient and pointless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Besides, she felt the whole notion of considering prospects was pointless because, as she puts it, it’s not like Hollywood would want to adapt a 300,000-word book anyway.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Which, as it turned out, was completely pointless since the simulation ended up being on the launch of Apollo 11.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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