as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
The State Department ordered the departure from Lebanon of some nonessential U.S. Embassy employees and dependents.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Still, even with a possible deal to avert a lapse in funding, the standard procedure to bring nonessential government functions to a halt will soon get underway for all federal government departments and agencies, an administration official told CNN.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Lebanese hospitals in the south and east were ordered to suspend nonessential surgeries to focus on treating the wounded from the strikes.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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The State Department routinely orders or authorizes the departure of nonessential embassy staffers and the families of diplomats when security conditions deteriorate in the country where they are posted.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
The State Department ordered the departure from Lebanon of some nonessential U.S. Embassy employees and dependents.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Still, even with a possible deal to avert a lapse in funding, the standard procedure to bring nonessential government functions to a halt will soon get underway for all federal government departments and agencies, an administration official told CNN.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Lebanese hospitals in the south and east were ordered to suspend nonessential surgeries to focus on treating the wounded from the strikes.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Covid-19 pandemic would have challenged any president, but evidence suggests that Trump’s leadership contributed to unnecessary deaths: As many as 40 percent of American lives lost in the first year of the pandemic, according to one estimate.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Using scalable infrastructure that adjusts resources based on real-time needs can prevent unnecessary expenses.Abhishek Shivanna, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The staging remains perched on the edge of extravagance, only flirting with splendor.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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In a lawsuit pending in Los Angeles Superior Court, Shangri-La has accused its former CFO, Cody Holmes, of embezzling housing money and spending it on personal extravagances, including tickets to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, jewelry and rent for a Beverly Hills mansion.Anna Scott, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
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With all the extras—a 14-core M4 Pro, the 20-core GPU, 64GB of memory, 8TB of storage, and 10Gbps internet—the Mac mini rings up at $4,699.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even in this World Series, Ohtani’s one hit — an eighth-inning double in Game 1 that helped the Dodgers tie the game and force extras — was necessary to set up Freeman’s heroics.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Randomness emerges as the missing ingredient, the defence against superfluity, the guarantor that any person is, in fact, the only self.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 June 2024
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Retrospectives that span so many decades usually follow a certain arc: skill-building, imitation of admired masters, the finding of a personal voice, maybe a late-in-life fascination with superfluity (think Titian’s brushstrokes or Henry James’s sentences).Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
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In the mayoral race, City Councilmember Martínez Beltrán challenged Turner, with the pair often publicly at odds on issues ranging from peace resolutions in the Israel-Gaza war to tax deals for a luxury hotel.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The two-for-one approach makes sense at a time when luxury brands are tightening their belts in response to a sharp slowdown in demand.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel When election night calls for a little indulgence, this Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel cocktail delivers a decadent treat.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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More recently, soft drink sales have been aided by lower- and middle-income consumers seeking inexpensive indulgences, companies and analysts say.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Nonessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonessential. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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