pointless
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On some level, and to some people, it is all stupid and pointless.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
"The playground was just an asphalt strip between two rows of prefab buildings," he said, adding meetings with education authorities proved pointless.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Research suggests that feelings of financial nihilism — when people believe that traditional financial planning is pointless because long-term stability is out of reach — are especially common among younger Americans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Skeptics find such programs less pernicious than pointless; a New York Times reporter dubbed them a “kumbaya industrial complex.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"It is pointless to be concerned with anything other than the task at hand."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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