as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
The low $500 cap on loan amounts and the prohibition on collecting attorneys fees often made suing people unprofitable.
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Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
In arguing for the reforms three years ago, insurers said that the industry had become unprofitable due to an avalanche of frivolous lawsuits filed under a century-old Florida law.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Many insurers last year exited unprofitable Medicare Advantage markets due to higher medical costs and lower reimbursement rates from the federal government.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
With dynamic reasoning and new TPUs, Google could begin lowering the sky-high costs that have thus far made generative AI unprofitable.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
In arguing for the reforms three years ago, insurers said that the industry had become unprofitable due to an avalanche of frivolous lawsuits filed under a century-old Florida law.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Many insurers last year exited unprofitable Medicare Advantage markets due to higher medical costs and lower reimbursement rates from the federal government.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
With dynamic reasoning and new TPUs, Google could begin lowering the sky-high costs that have thus far made generative AI unprofitable.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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One game after the Oilers were unsuccessful in challenging that Bennett interfered with Stuart Skinner during the game’s first goal, Bennett toppled over Skinner after getting contact from Ekholm later in the period.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Efforts to reach Suncor officials for this story were unsuccessful.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The fight against short-term rentals, after all, can be futile.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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But without Congress actually enacting the DOGE cuts into law, history will show this entire exercise to have been largely futile.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The bad job, the relaxing sabbatical, the useless degree.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Through a charmingly off-kilter blend of 2D aesthetics, the film follows a protagonist who, after catching a highly contagious virus, must abandon her work as a personal assistant to a demanding boss and her duties at home with a useless husband and two needy kids.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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