: not likely to give victory, success, or satisfaction : that cannot be won
a no-win situation
a no-win war
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Every news outlet from Fortune to NPR to Bloomberg has been weighing in with no clear consensus, though Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI companies are in a no-win situation.
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John Kell, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement This information landscape presents a no-win choice between submission and solipsism: not caring what’s true, or insisting that nothing is.
—Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Iger, 74, who once wanted to run for president against Trump, is in a no-win situation with Kimmel on one side, Trump on the other, and Disney’s reputation at stake.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
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John Kell, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement This information landscape presents a no-win choice between submission and solipsism: not caring what’s true, or insisting that nothing is.
—Nadav Ziv, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Iger, 74, who once wanted to run for president against Trump, is in a no-win situation with Kimmel on one side, Trump on the other, and Disney’s reputation at stake.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-win. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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