1
as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit.
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Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
That led the Initiative in an unpromising direction.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The impression that emerges from the book, by default, is that the author sees the world outside North America as a larger version of Antarctica: alien, uniform, unpromising, and harmless.
—Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2010
Putting aside the disposable 2001 Tim Burton remake that got the 21st century Planet of the Apes franchise off to an unpromising start, the trilogy that followed found remarkable durability in material that dates back six decades to French author Pierre Boulle’s 1963 sci-fi novel.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
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Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
That led the Initiative in an unpromising direction.
—Steve Denning, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The impression that emerges from the book, by default, is that the author sees the world outside North America as a larger version of Antarctica: alien, uniform, unpromising, and harmless.
—Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2010
Putting aside the disposable 2001 Tim Burton remake that got the 21st century Planet of the Apes franchise off to an unpromising start, the trilogy that followed found remarkable durability in material that dates back six decades to French author Pierre Boulle’s 1963 sci-fi novel.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
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And in the real world, government actors try every trick possible to evade an unfavorable judgment.—
James S. Burling,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Anxiety is mounting that U.S. President Trump might seek to quickly end the war in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on terms that are unfavorable to Ukraine, or once again refuse to defend European allies who do not boost their military budgets.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hunt Realty argues the alignment will cause irreparable harm to the Reunion development and hinder long-term economic opportunities in downtown Dallas.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department insisted that putting the deadline on ice would cause irreparable harm.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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The timing may have seemed inauspicious, but in hindsight, the debut of the 3940 presaged a new era for Patek Philippe, marked by serial production of complicated timepieces.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
26 Dec. 2024
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Stocks Struggle To Hold Gains As Traders Watch Key Technical Levels Markets are off to an inauspicious start in 2025.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Scientists have said that in order to avoid some of the worst and most irreversible impacts of climate change, policymakers should try to limit warming to that benchmark.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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His reluctance to promote democracy overseas could shade into disregard for democratic norms at home, potentially resulting in irreversible damage to the nation’s representative institutions.—
Charles A. Kupchan,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the measure also raised concern among state environmental groups about potential adverse effects on ecosystems and vulnerable species.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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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 3 Feb. 2025.
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