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as in unfavorable
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as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unpromising
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.
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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
Skeptics might observe that a spinoff of a spinoff sounds a little unpromising.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
This doesn’t mean that all medical projects aimed at treating disease and disability are unpromising.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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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
Skeptics might observe that a spinoff of a spinoff sounds a little unpromising.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
This doesn’t mean that all medical projects aimed at treating disease and disability are unpromising.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromising
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Governments, meanwhile, may use their powers over information to suppress unfavorable narratives: laws originally aimed at misinformation, many enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, can hinder free expression.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Leading books have grappled with unfavorable sports outcomes in recent quarters.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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What To Know In a brief filed with a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., the Justice Department argued that accepting guilty pleas from Mohammed and his co-defendants would cause irreparable harm.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance also argue that even a temporary ban would cause irreparable harm to the platform.Maria Curi, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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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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But this inauspicious start hardly inspires confidence in this bold (yet inadequate) experiment.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hearing aids: If irreversible hearing loss has occurred, the person will need to be fitted for hearing aids.Sherri Gordon, Health, 30 Dec. 2024
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His term was filled with remarkable highs, like leading peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, and irreversible lows, like his inability to repair a failing American economy.Destinee Adams, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Some animals experienced adverse effects after consuming 150-300 milligrams (mg) of sulforaphane per kilogram (kg) of body weight.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 11 Jan. 2025
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The recall classification for the nuggets is Class 2, meaning that the products contain something that could cause temporary adverse health consequences to people who are exposed to it.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 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 21 Jan. 2025.
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