empty-handed
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Team GB would go on to win bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, but from Paris in 2024 they left empty-handed, the first Games since 2008 the British women's squad had not won an Olympic medal.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The near flip-of-a-coin chance of being left empty-handed on liability and medical claims, and the yearslong trend toward relatively fewer payouts, mirrors what’s happening to homeowners and their insurance coverage, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But he’ll go home early and empty-handed unless fifth-ranked Portugal improves on the listless performance it had in a draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, walked out of his office empty-handed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
If the farmer had come in for a specific book, he left empty-handed.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
