no future
idiom
: no chance to succeed
There is no future for you in this business.
You have no future in this business.
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After all, as Hall of Fame hockey writer Michael Farber quipped, this is a tournament with no past and no future — this is a one-off until the 2026 Olympics and the 2028 World Cup of Hockey that’s expected to include eight teams.
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The fact that Cunha has been offered what was Rashford’s No 10 shirt is as clear a sign as any that the England forward has no future under Amorim.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 5 July 2025
This is the way agriculture must go or there’s no future.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
He was honorably discharged and moved to Denver in 1949 after realizing there was no future in the Motor City for a Black man who played classical music, Steen said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
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Michael Russo, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
The fact that Cunha has been offered what was Rashford’s No 10 shirt is as clear a sign as any that the England forward has no future under Amorim.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 5 July 2025
This is the way agriculture must go or there’s no future.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2025
He was honorably discharged and moved to Denver in 1949 after realizing there was no future in the Motor City for a Black man who played classical music, Steen said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
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“No future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20future. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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