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[yoos-lis] / ˈjus lɪs /


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A. Dirk Moses, the journal’s senior editor since 2011, argues it is useless to distinguish intentional killing of civilians from collateral damage caused by strikes against terrorists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Lance Miles, who lives in Tunbridge Wells and is registered disabled, described SEW as "incompetently useless".

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Wisdom teeth aren’t useless in principle, but they no longer fit comfortably within modern skulls.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

"But now you need to understand marketing, management, internet traffic," he said, adding that without those, even good technique "is useless".

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

It would be useless to randomly choose a direction.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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