empty-handed
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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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