needless

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Ultimately, didn't quite have the pace in his Ferrari to match Antonelli and a needless penalty nearly scuppered him.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And banish this phrase—“You’re away,” the needless etiquette of having the player farthest from the hole hit first after tee shots and other shots approaching the green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Many funds have more than five years’ history, needless to say, and with more inputs an LLM model quite likely would be able to predict an even greater percentage of funds’ trades.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

There are no needless digressions, and their architecture is as robust and tightly engineered as their characters are fully fleshed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

‘Mr. Lome, needless to say the Observers will meet tonight. There are private decisions to be made before the mass meeting tomorrow at nine.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes