worthless
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The vastly greater number of investors whose “narrow portfolio underperforms or even becomes worthless don’t get press or dedicated Wikipedia pages,” Bessembinder told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The result, researchers found, was a “precipitous” rise in mental distress — including feeling worthless, hopeless, restless or nervous — concentrated among remote workers living alone.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
His point wasn’t that all humanities scholarship was worthless, but that an article could gain academic approval by sounding sophisticated while flattering the editors’ ideological commitments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
One said their flat had become "effectively worthless" as their ground rent was now more than £500 and increasing every year, leaving them unable to move.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
It was getting dark when she came upon the trail, worthless and pocked rut that it was.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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