as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
The founder of a small business in Boise says the Trump administration’s tariffs would make a large portion of its sales unprofitable.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
Ongoing Profitability Issues: Despite this growth, Upstart remains unprofitable, with a $128 million operating loss over the past four quarters, equating to a -20.4% operating margin.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This is a clear situation of something that is often seen in activist campaigns – a core business that is hugely profitable but whose profits are being used to fund an unprofitable non-core business.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
There is also the issue of market forces, which appear to make the production of certain drugs unprofitable for medical corporations.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
Ongoing Profitability Issues: Despite this growth, Upstart remains unprofitable, with a $128 million operating loss over the past four quarters, equating to a -20.4% operating margin.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This is a clear situation of something that is often seen in activist campaigns – a core business that is hugely profitable but whose profits are being used to fund an unprofitable non-core business.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 12 Apr. 2025
There is also the issue of market forces, which appear to make the production of certain drugs unprofitable for medical corporations.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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Several attempts to establish at least a partial ceasefire have been unsuccessful.—
DASHA LITVINOVA,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Later that month, Kalyn Free, an attorney from Oklahoma who was unsuccessful in her bid for a vice chair position, filed a complaint alleging that the DNC improperly merged two separate questions into a single vote.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Though their efforts were futile, their remains provide remarkable insight into the doomed city’s final moments.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Through the two-hour journey that makes up the Thunderbolt’s origin story, the audience experiences the way these skilled fighters continue butting heads over the most futile issues.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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But in a time long before replay could overturn a call, protest was useless.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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Those strong starts are useless if the Celtics can’t hold onto the advantage.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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