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Recent Examples of unprofitability
In those cases, unprofitability was as much the story as safety, if not more.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The head of Amazon’s devices and services unit, Panos Panay, has been working to reverse years of unprofitability in the division.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
However, a closer examination of this data center and cryptocurrency infrastructure company indicates substantial revenue growth but ongoing unprofitability, marked by severely negative operating and free cash flow margins.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That’s a stark contrast to years of unprofitability before 2012.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The head of Amazon’s devices and services unit, Panos Panay, has been working to reverse years of unprofitability in the division.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
However, a closer examination of this data center and cryptocurrency infrastructure company indicates substantial revenue growth but ongoing unprofitability, marked by severely negative operating and free cash flow margins.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That’s a stark contrast to years of unprofitability before 2012.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitability
Noun
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But one series with four minutes remaining highlighted the fruitlessness of this effort.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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But Gaza may be an exception to the fruitlessness of celebrity opinion, given how wary many people are to speak candidly about it in public.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Brunson’s ineffectiveness throughout the night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Brands that rely solely on AI risk not just irrelevance, but inefficacy.—
Sean DallasKidd,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Allen, of Northwestern University, explained the inefficacy of work requirements for food assistance programs.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Bathrooms are large, with soaking tubs, walk-in showers, and double vanities, standard even in entry-level room categories.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Advertisement The 36th president’s fixation on oral care reveals something more serious than vanity.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
Noun
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To counter this, the Eversolo Play includes Room Correction which can sample the sound produced by the Eversolo Play and then automatically adjusts the EQ or tone settings to compensate for any acoustic deficiencies.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Lisa knows staying inside is taking a toll on her family; with so much less time playing in the sun, her younger daughter was recently diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hesitation may indicate unfamiliarity—not inadequacy.—
Yann Dang,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Epidemiologists and other medical experts told the AP that the suicides in ICE custody — which previously occurred typically once or not at all each year — were cause for alarm and a sign of inadequacies in care, at a minimum.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
Noun
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More internal symptoms, like chronic emptiness and an unstable sense of self, take longer to shift.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Interstellar space is unforgivingly vast, but the emptiness has some advantages.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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“Unprofitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitability. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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