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Recent Examples of no-win
This is a no-win situation because one of us will end up unhappy.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
This type of agreement is not unheard of, according to Billboard, mirroring the no-win-no-fee model employed by some legal firms.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
16 Dec. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
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Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Employees are caught in a no-win situation, pressured to adopt AI tools yet reluctant to admit it.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-win
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
This type of agreement is not unheard of, according to Billboard, mirroring the no-win-no-fee model employed by some legal firms.
—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
16 Dec. 2025
The reality is that caregiving will frequently put you in no-win situations where no easy answer exists.
—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
Employees are caught in a no-win situation, pressured to adopt AI tools yet reluctant to admit it.
—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-win
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
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The ombudsmen point to impossible care burdens that cause burnout, irregular schedules, lack of training and the difficulty of taking care of seniors who, in previous decades, would have qualified for hospital care.
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Shrouded completely in a thick, poisonous cloud cover, its surface is obviously impossible to observe.
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The 41-year-old Portuguese footballer managed to put two past a hopeless Uzbekistan, becoming the first player to score in six consecutive World Cups.
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The conflict feels contemporary without growing too cynical, and the core relationship stakes seem real without skewing hopeless.
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Less friction for good actors, less room for bad actors, and less pointless duplication for everyone else, all the while protecting platforms from data breaches and litigation.
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But filming an empty field is pointless.
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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
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Creators regularly enter into agreements without legal training, standard contract templates, or institutional backing, which could lead to potential thousands of dollars in lost profit.
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But city officials now say that the deadline of August 2027 is unattainable.
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The American Dream is seen under pressure, often unattainable.
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Still, Twain squandered his own fortune and Livy’s inheritance on developing Paige’s invention, even as the Mergenthaler Linotype became the industry standard, rendering Paige’s machine worthless.
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Bitcoin is either digital gold or worthless.
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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