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worthless

[wurth-lis] / ˈwɜrθ lɪs /


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They were left worthless as the firm collapsed.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

I’m happy to own boring names with great cash flow that can turn up pricing and where I don’t have to worry about a technology they are developing suddenly turning out to be worthless.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

"She genuinely thought she was a wicked person. She thought she was worthless, and that's how she spent the rest of her life."

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

When the dot-com crisis happened, the remaining three-quarters of his grant fell under the strike price and expired worthless.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

“Now it all seems so worthless and useless.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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