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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

need
needed
needless
NEEDLESSLY   occurs   3 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
needn't
needs
ne'er

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1.
... needlessly.   BB p.112, To Wives   Go to page 112 in the Big Book
Tell him you have been worried, though perhaps needlessly.


2.
... needlessly name a person upon whom she ...   BB p.82, Into Action   Go to page 82 in the Big Book
It is better, however, that one does not needlessly name a person upon whom she can vent jealousy.


3.
... needlessly sacrifice others to save himself from ...   BB p.79, Into Action   Go to page 79 in the Big Book
Therefore, we are not to be the hasty and foolish martyr who would needlessly sacrifice others to save himself from the alcoholic pit.


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