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redundant

[ri-duhn-duhnt] / rɪˈdʌn dənt /


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The lengthier postseason would force the regular season to begin one week earlier and likely eliminate Power 4 conference championship games, which while lucrative, can be redundant and potentially problematic in impacting the CFP slate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The purpose of the inquiry was to bring in recommendations that would ensure children aren't harmed, so to call it redundant so outwardly seems quite an unusual stance to take", she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

ICE’s creation seemed redundant at the time; we already had Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Customs Service and the Border Patrol, which were combined into the Customs and Border Protection.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Despite the burning summer, spin has become a redundant weapon.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The ancient information is written in exhaustive, careful, redundant detail— how to laugh, how to sneeze, how to walk, how to recognize patterns, how to reproduce, how to digest an apple.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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