senseless
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“We will forever live with the burden of wondering whether there was more we could have done to help prevent this senseless tragedy.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
After his audience with Macron, the pope met with bishops from the Chaldean Church of Baghdad, whom he called "signs of hope in a world marked by senseless and inhuman violence".
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
"It's senseless really, but I think it is born out of frustration," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
He said he was canceling all meetings with Iranian officials “until the senseless killing of protesters stops.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“I read the letter that came to you from the man named Horatio, after you fell senseless and it dropped from your hand,” she confesses.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Power Suffix: -less
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -less
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