as in unsuccessful
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Recent Examples of unprosperous
Instead, Bouchard created the quirky Belcher clan, whose beleaguered patriarch, Bob (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin), operates an unprosperous burger joint staffed by his wife, Linda (John Roberts), and the couple’s oddball brood: Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman), and Louise (Kristen Schaal).
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Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprosperous
Adjective
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His work there included an unsuccessful effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, which drew congressional scrutiny.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Attempts to reach Coplan and Jones individually were unsuccessful.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Unprosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprosperous. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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