unrewarded

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Vying for a seventh World Cup appearance, the Ticos came in needing to gain ground after draws with Nicaragua and Haiti but their aggressive approach went unrewarded.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Other than a Thomas free-kick, turned aside by home keeper Ben Wilson, it looked like Huddersfield's improved second-half efforts were going to go unrewarded.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2023

Given the activism on display in the film, what inspires you to stand up and speak out and take risks — even if your efforts might go unrewarded?

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2023

The sweeping, beautiful “Pachinko” figures to go mostly unrewarded, but we could see Oscar winner Yuh-Jung Youn pop up here.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

Of course, in our conditions, doing anything decent is pure disinterested, unsupported, unrewarded heroism; but that's in the day's work.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry