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Recent Examples of no-win
But then, a question like this is a no-win situation for an actor who’s already seen how rapidly one’s reputation can take a hit.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Democrats head toward the Friday deadline trying to reckon with a problem few in the conference fully know how to wrap their arms around: a no-win situation, with every avenue available being equally thorny.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
The danger is that by becoming more like its competitors, Southwest may find itself in a no-win situation: neither distinctive enough to command loyalty nor large enough to compete effectively with the major carriers on their own terms.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
From this no-win scenario director Laura Casabé extracts all the pleasures, anxieties, and frenzy of teenage life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-win
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
Democrats head toward the Friday deadline trying to reckon with a problem few in the conference fully know how to wrap their arms around: a no-win situation, with every avenue available being equally thorny.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
The danger is that by becoming more like its competitors, Southwest may find itself in a no-win situation: neither distinctive enough to command loyalty nor large enough to compete effectively with the major carriers on their own terms.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
From this no-win scenario director Laura Casabé extracts all the pleasures, anxieties, and frenzy of teenage life.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for no-win
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
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That’s mathematically impossible, the Congressional Budget Office says, without cutting Medicaid, which provides health coverage to more than 70 million people.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jokić nearly broke the all-time mark for Player Efficiency Rating (PER), whatever that is, and completed the seemingly impossible feat of averaging a triple-double while playing center.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Mimi seesaws between hopeless heroin addict and righteous truth-teller.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Previewing the playoffs with a playoff team draft Finding 3 positive thoughts for each of the NHL’s 15 most hopeless teams 16 stats: Blues’ turnaround, Lane Hutson’s stardom and Stars’ struggles Comments D Dan N. · 4h 17m ago Helle is thee best.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Most movies go nuts with exposition, because most scripts in development these days get studio or producer notes requiring pointless reiterations of plot points.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Such a debate is esoteric and, to some, a pointless distraction.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The report said people also seem to be traveling with their pets more and more, with pet accessories being a more common sight in lost luggage.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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And even that goal was ultimately decided by Johansson’s lost helmet forcing him out of the play.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Participants could contribute their data and earn crypto incentives, a feat unattainable through traditional banking or Web2 platforms.—
Max (Chong) Li,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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With the widespread use of photo-editing tools to alter images and videos before posting, a distorted version of reality is often presented, leading followers to feel pressured to meet unattainable standards.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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For his part, Zelenskyy tried to say that any agreement with Putin was worthless, as Rubio pointed out.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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