as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Meanwhile, roughly 100 chronically unprofitable restaurants continue to drain profits, Bloomberg reported.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Aside from the eye-watering increase in the price of oil, making many flights unprofitable, European media are warning of potential jet fuel shortages in parts of Europe and Asia, raising concerns that some routes could become harder to operate if supplies tighten.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Such high-status public offerings could ratchet up the mania, and increase the potential for financial contagion, as more people’s retirement accounts and investment portfolios get tied up in still-unprofitable AI companies.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
But no one likes an unprofitable company.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Aside from the eye-watering increase in the price of oil, making many flights unprofitable, European media are warning of potential jet fuel shortages in parts of Europe and Asia, raising concerns that some routes could become harder to operate if supplies tighten.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Such high-status public offerings could ratchet up the mania, and increase the potential for financial contagion, as more people’s retirement accounts and investment portfolios get tied up in still-unprofitable AI companies.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
But no one likes an unprofitable company.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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The mammal’s health deteriorated as it became repeatedly stranded in shallow waters, and unsuccessful efforts to coax it toward deeper seas were livestreamed across the globe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The child was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Azle, where additional lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful, the sheriff's office said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But although resistance is similarly futile, their goals are less about assimilation than worshipping the obsessive Grant's wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks).—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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From certain side sections, the rear screen was nearly useless.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Technically impressive, yes—but scientifically and commercially useless.—
Magnus Resch,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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