unprofitable

Example Sentences

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The insurers behind the Medicare Advantage market have been exiting certain unprofitable markets or discontinuing plans amid higher-than-expected medical expenses among subscribers and changes in government payments that have squeezed margins.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

It shed a number of unprofitable events and struck a series of deals targeting more profitable categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The same source also voiced concern some airlines may be using the crisis as an opportunity to drop unprofitable routes.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The women told the BBC they ran up debts as a result of fitting out new stores and running unprofitable stores that lost money, in addition to Covid loans and Vodafone's fines system.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The group’s current president, Carrie Chapman Catt, agreed, calling the protesters “unwise and unprofitable to the cause.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling