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empty-handed

[emp-tee-han-did] / ˈɛmp tiˈhæn dɪd /




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After a week searching for Luna, her owners returned to California empty-handed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"I will listen to President Zelensky carefully, but he won't be going away from Britain today empty-handed," Burnham told MPs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

He added that Zelensky would not come away from his trip "empty-handed".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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


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