pointless
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"I think you'd be hard-pressed to find anybody that ever got in and out of Broomfield Hospital in 30 minutes, so it always seems like a bit of a pointless kind of advertisement," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
All-hands meeting, especially when you are a new employee, can seem pointless.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The cinematic language suggests that Burning Man may be debauched, pointless and a massive indulgence, but that it also champions decadence in pursuit of freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"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
An involuntary, wordless shout left him as he took a few hurried steps along the drive, faltered, ran on, then stopped again, knowing that pursuit was pointless.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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