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In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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Work on increasing cash flow, reducing unnecessary expenses and improving profit margins.
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Anatoly Iofe, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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In contrast, others argue that exposing such private details feels unnecessary and exploitative.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
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Anatoly Iofe, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Ravi Parikh, an Emory University oncologist who was the study's lead author, told KFF Health News the tool failed hundreds of times to prompt doctors to initiate that important discussion -- possibly heading off unnecessary chemotherapy -- with patients who needed it.
—Darius Tahir | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Rice also urged the public to avoid complicating emergency efforts, warning against drone flights and unnecessary roadblocks.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
In contrast, others argue that exposing such private details feels unnecessary and exploitative.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessary. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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unnecessary
adjective
un·nec·es·sary
ˌən-ˈnes-ə-ˌser-ē 
ˈən-
: not necessary
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