unprofitable

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The scientists said the cost of the project would be at least $9.4 billion—an unprofitable investment that would well surpass the value of the biofuels extracted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Wine has lost that halo,” said Judy Chan, who heads Grace Vineyards, a family-run Chinese winery that was unprofitable last year as its business dropped off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Administrators PwC said this week it had a "high concentration" of inflexible, long-term leases that prevented it from reducing costs or scrapping unprofitable sites.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Viewers have shifted away from linear TV, and while Disney has switched its focus to growing its Disney+ streaming platform, that’s proven expensive and, until recently, unprofitable.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck