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dead end



ADJECTIVE
closed off; lacking opportunity
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Plenty of plans allow one and not the other, which is a dead end.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Nanos said Thursday that DNA testing had so far hit a dead end.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"The first part is like a tube station, with a dead end and a platform, then from the platform smaller tunnels went at right angles."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Despite the promising findings, the research reached a dead end because scientists could not determine the molecules' exact three dimensional structures.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

It looks like a dead end at first glance.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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