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In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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During a postseason matchup between the Chiefs and the Houston Texans, Mahomes found himself at the center of a controversial unnecessary roughness penalty.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Project 2025 also outlines plans for significant cuts to the federal workforce, focusing on reducing regulations and eliminating agencies seen as unnecessary or counterproductive.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
To mitigate unnecessary risk for your company, also ensure that compliance is a part of the consideration.
—Forrester, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Cruse also said the use of force was unnecessary and violated policy, the report says.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Project 2025 also outlines plans for significant cuts to the federal workforce, focusing on reducing regulations and eliminating agencies seen as unnecessary or counterproductive.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
To mitigate unnecessary risk for your company, also ensure that compliance is a part of the consideration.
—Forrester, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Cruse also said the use of force was unnecessary and violated policy, the report says.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessary. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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unnecessary
adjective
un·nec·es·sary
ˌən-ˈnes-ə-ˌser-ē 
ˈən-
: not necessary
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