unprofitable

Example Sentences

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The stock got crushed in early 2022 as the market cooled and interest rates rose, triggering a shift out of smaller, unprofitable growth companies.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

PwC said NCP had a "high concentration" of inflexible leases that prevented it from reducing costs or scrapping unprofitable car parks.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

He criticized the wars of his predecessors not because they were interminable but because they were unprofitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Still, most AI startups remain unprofitable, partly due to the high costs of developing the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Suddenly I realized that this unprofitable task of his was probably nothing more than a method of whiling away the early morning hours, much as other insomniacs do crossword puzzles.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt