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In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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Critics argue that the process, which involves replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen, may cause unnecessary suffering.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In the absence of the local paper, will the void be filled by the unregulated cesspool of social media where facts and truth are often unnecessary baggage?
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
While Trump ought to avoid unnecessary threats, the regime should be in no doubt that military strikes remain an option.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
But former Twitter employees say Musk sees laws, regulations and procedures as unnecessary speed bumps meant to be ignored.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
In the absence of the local paper, will the void be filled by the unregulated cesspool of social media where facts and truth are often unnecessary baggage?
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
While Trump ought to avoid unnecessary threats, the regime should be in no doubt that military strikes remain an option.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
But former Twitter employees say Musk sees laws, regulations and procedures as unnecessary speed bumps meant to be ignored.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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unnecessary
adjective
un·nec·es·sary
ˌən-ˈnes-ə-ˌser-ē 
ˈən-
: not necessary
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