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In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
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This means finally giving NPs, PAs, and other APPs the ability to practice at the tops of their licenses, without the need for burdensome and unnecessary physician oversight.
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Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Williamson never lets his viewers suffer through unnecessary and long-drawn-out scenes, even when the show’s rapid speed makes specific scenarios feel overly outlandish.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 June 2025
New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of plastic trash.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
The next three items aim to clean up junk and unnecessary stuff in your browsers, in Windows, and in the Registry.
—PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
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Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Williamson never lets his viewers suffer through unnecessary and long-drawn-out scenes, even when the show’s rapid speed makes specific scenarios feel overly outlandish.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 June 2025
New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of plastic trash.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
The next three items aim to clean up junk and unnecessary stuff in your browsers, in Windows, and in the Registry.
—PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unnecessary. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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unnecessary
adjective
un·nec·es·sary
ˌən-ˈnes-ə-ˌser-ē 
ˈən-
: not necessary
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