unnecessary

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“How terrible it would have been,” Mr. Biswas muses in satisfaction on his deathbed, “to have lived and died as one had been born, unnecessary and unaccommodated.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Now Ian and his wife, Cheryl, want to raise awareness of the dangers of open water and urge young people to think twice before taking unnecessary risks.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Warsh’s first months as chair will test whether the Fed can maintain inflation credibility while avoiding unnecessary damage to an already pressured consumer economy.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Because the metasurface itself concentrates the incoming radiation, external focusing components such as silicon lenses are unnecessary.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

“We have to cut back on all unnecessary spending for a while.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks