as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Railways closed many unprofitable lines after they were allowed to do so by the Staggers Rail Act of 1980.
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Ian Savage, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
Unlike private hospitals that can withdraw when services are unprofitable, public safety-net hospitals cannot walk away.
—Nan Rich, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
If the department has a plan to increase services — say, by ensuring at least one hospital in a region is equipped to deliver babies — that would be a different story, but the state would have to have some way of compensating hospitals taking on unprofitable services, Stansbury said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
The reporting shows that plenty of fear and uncertainty remain over the untold billions of dollars being poured into wildly unprofitable AI ventures — a dynamic that’s seen AI companies’ valuations skyrocket to record heights, despite dubious prospects of ever turning a profit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
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Ian Savage, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2026
Unlike private hospitals that can withdraw when services are unprofitable, public safety-net hospitals cannot walk away.
—Nan Rich, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
If the department has a plan to increase services — say, by ensuring at least one hospital in a region is equipped to deliver babies — that would be a different story, but the state would have to have some way of compensating hospitals taking on unprofitable services, Stansbury said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
The reporting shows that plenty of fear and uncertainty remain over the untold billions of dollars being poured into wildly unprofitable AI ventures — a dynamic that’s seen AI companies’ valuations skyrocket to record heights, despite dubious prospects of ever turning a profit.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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These therapies are not universally successful, of course, but can often save lives and defeat cancers where other methods are unsuccessful.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Symptoms include cravings, unsuccessful quit attempts, tolerance and withdrawal.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their effort to find a home in Overtown seemed futile until Miami-Dade County Commissioner Keon Hardemon, who grew up in Liberty City, conceived a brilliant idea.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the rally felt less threatening than futile.—
Zach Fisch,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Brown’s statement on Monday was mostly useless corporate-speak.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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This tiny amount of copper acts as a molecular steering wheel, preventing sugar molecules from shattering into useless carbon dioxide.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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