unsuccessful

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Unsuccessful satellite launches are part of life in the space business.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Unsuccessful attempts were made to renegotiate its conditions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Unsuccessful IVF cycles usually prompt more investigation that can lead to uncovering conditions beneath the surface such as endometriosis — where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus — and scar tissue.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Unsuccessful attempts to lure top free-agent pitchers Gerrit Cole, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Dallas Keuchel and Zack Wheeler to Anaheim forced the Angels to turn to right-handers Dylan Bundy and Julio Teherán.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2020

Thus the myth about Angerboda is identical with the myth about Gulveig-Heid in the two characteristic points: Unsuccessful burning of an evil woman.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.