unsuccessful

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Despite reportedly running 400,000 simulations a day based on Clinton’s race against Donald Trump, and churning out detailed reports on how to reach voters, Ada and the former secretary of state’s campaign were ultimately unsuccessful.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Ewan West KC, for Mitie, said the company submitted its offer for the £462.6m lot last September and heard in January it had been unsuccessful.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Comeback attempts have been infrequent and unsuccessful, measured against the standards he set for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

If workers are patient, or unsuccessful, inflation may fall back to pre-war rates even without a rise in borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

By mid-May he had reached the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier at 21,000 feet, where he plundered a supply of food and equipment cached by Eric Shipton’s unsuccessful 1933 expedition.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer