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Recent Examples of unneeded
Federal law includes a mechanism for the president to return unneeded funding to Congress, the judge said, but Trump failed to follow that process.
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Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 7 May 2025
In choosing verbal semi-violence, Beane put unneeded, long-term pressure on himself and the receiver corps.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Nobody ever complained that many of those jobs were unneeded government jobs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Wiessner, USA Today, 7 May 2025
In choosing verbal semi-violence, Beane put unneeded, long-term pressure on himself and the receiver corps.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The program to audit unused/unneeded credit cards has been expanded to 30 agencies.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Nobody ever complained that many of those jobs were unneeded government jobs.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unneeded
Adjective
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Patrick Boel, managing director at real estate developer Roundhouse, said most of the land the company owns is in areas where the new zoning code already provides for high-density housing, large heights and no parking requirements, making any incentives unnecessary.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2025
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The move comes as Trump has looked for ways to cut spending deemed unnecessary, and the Treasury estimates halting the production of pennies will save $85 million. — CNBC’s Lisa Kailai Han, Dan Mangan, Ashley Capoot, Annika Kim Constantino and Jeff Cox contributed to this report.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Using a game theory lens in a professional setting, then, can be messy and sometimes bring unwanted emotional repercussions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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For example, getting reminders about package deliveries or detecting unwanted animals in a garden.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unneeded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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