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as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
Skeptics might observe that a spinoff of a spinoff sounds a little unpromising.
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
This doesn’t mean that all medical projects aimed at treating disease and disability are unpromising.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
In her semifinals, a slow reaction time had Richardson off to a unpromising start.
—Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
Even the most initially unpromising or urban spaces can potentially, with the right approach and design, become valuable and productive garden spaces.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 21 July 2023
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Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
This doesn’t mean that all medical projects aimed at treating disease and disability are unpromising.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
In her semifinals, a slow reaction time had Richardson off to a unpromising start.
—Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
Even the most initially unpromising or urban spaces can potentially, with the right approach and design, become valuable and productive garden spaces.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 21 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
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When faced with unfavorable reviews or feedback, there is always an opportunity to learn something and make your product or service even better.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In terms of favorability, 36 percent of respondents have a favorable view of Ayotte, 15 percent have a neutral view and 45 percent have an unfavorable view of the GOP candidate.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unless a preliminary injunction is granted, Plaintiffs will suffer the indisputable irreparable harm of being unable to compete without risking forfeiting their antitrust claims.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Long-term exposure to chlorine can cause prolonged health issues such as potentially irreparable lung damage.Jess Craig, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024
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His day, however, got off to an inauspicious start.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Widely hailed as a model by European politicians pushing a tougher line on migration, the project has endured an inauspicious launch.Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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The question now is whether the post-Paris fabric of international climate cooperation is still resilient enough to forestall the irreversible symptoms of an overheating planet.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
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The incident led to Mo calling out Haile in a very public takedown of his former peer, leading to seemingly irreversible damage in their friendship.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The filing details the company's ongoing legal proceedings, including actions against former executives and other entities, with no material adverse effect expected on the company's financial condition.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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While several free services to automatically delete all of an account’s posts exist, ones reviewed by NBC News either don’t guarantee against adverse effects like potentially suspending the account or require some technical work.Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems?Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
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Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team.Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 July 2022
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“Unpromising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromising. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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