as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
Normally in prosperous times, airlines acquire airplanes and add routes, some of which turn out to be unprofitable.
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Ted Reed, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Big Lots store closings Between the lines: Big Lots had been hoping to stay in business by closing hundreds of unprofitable stores and arranging a $620 million sale to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
How to maintain this unprofitable business (excuse me, way of life) against the forward march of progress?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
The iconic film studio that gives the corporate parent its name is said to be unprofitable.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ted Reed, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Big Lots store closings Between the lines: Big Lots had been hoping to stay in business by closing hundreds of unprofitable stores and arranging a $620 million sale to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
How to maintain this unprofitable business (excuse me, way of life) against the forward march of progress?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
The iconic film studio that gives the corporate parent its name is said to be unprofitable.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unprofitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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Early attempts that fell short reveal that most cellular love affairs are unsuccessful.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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Funding Nearly Halted Worldwide: State Department Putin Faces 'Really Big Problems' in Russian Economy: Report The U.S. has been sued in the past over the policy, though the lawsuits have been unsuccessful.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In my experience, even attempting to get a price estimate beforehand is often futile.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Unnecessary pesticides are costly and often futile, and hey may kill beneficial insects and plants.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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Without that essential training to help surmount powerful systemic barriers, the kit would have been useless—and in that sense, the job is still woefully unfinished.—
Sheila McClear,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Esoteric knowledge of the parks, essentially useless anywhere else, is suddenly incredibly useful.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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