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Recent Examples of no-win
Jews who are concerned about the rising tide of antisemitism are in a no-win situation.
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Philip Klein, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, NY, the company operates on a no-win, no-fee model, making the claims process accessible for passengers.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
But at least Joe Biden got us out of a costly no-win war for which America, in my opinion, is now much better off.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Brands are trapped in what feels like a no-win situation.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Philip Klein, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, NY, the company operates on a no-win, no-fee model, making the claims process accessible for passengers.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
But at least Joe Biden got us out of a costly no-win war for which America, in my opinion, is now much better off.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Brands are trapped in what feels like a no-win situation.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
Adjective
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All Hurtigruten ships are small enough to access the most scenic fjords and remote locations that are impossible for larger cruise liners to navigate.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Those who are convinced they’re trapped stay helpless and hopeless.—
Amy Morin,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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In a world where the powerful increasingly act with impunity, taking fictional villains to task makes sense, a form of Hollywood wish fulfillment for those who feel stuck or hopeless.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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As commencement ceremonies celebrate the promise of a new generation of graduates, one question looms: will AI make their education pointless?—
Erik Otárola-Castillo,
Time,
7 June 2025
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At the bottom, Greece got the unwanted record of being the only pointless team in the top two divisions of the Nations League.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Cradled in the English Channel, Guernsey rises like the lost city of Atlantis—a storybook island and self-governing British Crown dependency, with a rich tapestry of ancient history and wild beauty—far beyond the old tourist poster of sunny cream teas.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Yet despite the lost sleep, orangutans still often choose to build their nightly nests in close proximity to each other.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Leading frontier models are already integrating Composite AI elements, such as tool-calling, to deliver state-of-the-art performance benchmarks unattainable through a singular methodology.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Without them, we’re left with tripe, something unrelatable and unattainable, worst of all: untrue.—
Brendan O’Meara
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Another’s insurer paid close to $1 million in a single year for worthless care.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
14 May 2025
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And the further fragmentation of the media landscape doesn’t mean that prime time has suddenly turned into worthless real estate.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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