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Recent Examples of no-win
Employees are caught in a no-win situation, pressured to adopt AI tools yet reluctant to admit it.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That's putting inflationary pressure and leaving the Fed in a no-win situation.
—NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025
Is Washington facing a no-win situation with quarterback Demond Williams Jr.?
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei finds himself in a no-win scenario.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That's putting inflationary pressure and leaving the Fed in a no-win situation.
—NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025
Is Washington facing a no-win situation with quarterback Demond Williams Jr.?
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei finds himself in a no-win scenario.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
Adjective
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Less than three minutes later, Sam Reinhart scored for the fourth game in a row and the 300th time in his career, blasting an impossible angle shot off DeSmith’s pads and into the cage.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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So the famous scramble crossing is impossible.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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All that’s left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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All that's left is some hopeless cringe, stunt guest stars and unfunny jokes.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Trinkets are either very helpful or very pointless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Republicans weren’t having it, but most pouncing would have been pointless.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This month, a gadget for brewing better tea, a love letter to a lost water bottle, and a new-and-improved version of viral pan (yes, that one).—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some of the lost funding to contractors is expected to be made up once the government reopens, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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If local housing development is allowed to continue on its current trajectory, houses in Gastonia will become completely unattainable for most of our residents.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instagram and other social media apps have long been a place fueling unattainable beauty standards that many young girls feel pressured to fit into.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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They are also known to trick miners into quarrying worthless ore, following veins of what appears to be copper or silver, but when smelted, is found to be without value or, worse, poisonous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Should the stock rise, the option expires worthless, and the investor keeps the premium.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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