pointless
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"This would mean whole communities in London, where a lot of people are precarious workers, would really suffer. People would be fighting for their lives against these pointless robots."
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Such huge numbers may seem pointless, Mr. Elwes notes, but not so: “They are used for counting possibilities.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It is whether your team has learned that speaking up is pointless.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“Not as stupid and pointless as that other critically overrated piece of junk ‘Get Out,’ but determined to go down trying.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
But now in my shelter of all things impossible, I drift in a warm bath of forgiveness, and it seems pointless to resist.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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