as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
The year before that, State Farm’s home insurance business here was even more unprofitable, paying $1.30 for every premium dollar.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
In essence, the leaders at Amazon and Microsoft had the guts to shut down divisions that had not grown or were unprofitable, even when measured using direct margins, for five years and more.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Although the company grew its e-commerce business 15% in the first quarter of this year, the business remains unprofitable.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In a June 20 call with Wall Street analysts, Interim CEO Ron Sargent said unprofitable stores are being closed in the next 18 months, The Enquirer previously reported.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
In essence, the leaders at Amazon and Microsoft had the guts to shut down divisions that had not grown or were unprofitable, even when measured using direct margins, for five years and more.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Although the company grew its e-commerce business 15% in the first quarter of this year, the business remains unprofitable.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In a June 20 call with Wall Street analysts, Interim CEO Ron Sargent said unprofitable stores are being closed in the next 18 months, The Enquirer previously reported.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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Although a request for proposals for a new company to run the facility drew interest from at least two companies, neither ended up completing the process to submit a proposal and efforts to reach out to other companies have so far been unsuccessful, Hyde said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Roughly 45 seconds later, Van der Walt tried to add hot air to the envelope and close the rapid deflation valve but was unsuccessful, according to the report.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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This group saw military responses as futile, as Iran was assumed to have escalation dominance.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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Towns and hamlets have been largely pulverized along the front lines and for miles beyond; even American air defenses are mostly useless, because setting them up invites an immediate Russian attack.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Apart from evidence, some of the most important testimonies in the case were also deemed useless during the investigation.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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