as in unnecessary
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Recent Examples of unneeded
Health insurers maintain that these policies prevent fraud and stop unneeded or inappropriate medical care.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
And since exercise hasn’t become a part of their routine, the unneeded calories will result in pounds gained.
—Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
Heavy borrowing, a real estate bubble that spectacularly burst and unneeded investment in both factories and infrastructure have led to what some are calling a lost decade.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Included in the swath was Block 780, full of homes and businesses and a Catholic church, which lies directly south of Penn and which Amtrak has been eying for its unneeded train annex called Penn South, once pegged at $6 billion and most recently being estimated at $17 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
And since exercise hasn’t become a part of their routine, the unneeded calories will result in pounds gained.
—Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024
Heavy borrowing, a real estate bubble that spectacularly burst and unneeded investment in both factories and infrastructure have led to what some are calling a lost decade.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Included in the swath was Block 780, full of homes and businesses and a Catholic church, which lies directly south of Penn and which Amtrak has been eying for its unneeded train annex called Penn South, once pegged at $6 billion and most recently being estimated at $17 billion.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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