worthless
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Dozens of publicly traded companies sprung up; over the next decade, most of them would become worthless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The administration process saw Brewdog shut 36 bars while the takeover deal rendered the shares of about 200,000 crowdfunding investors worthless.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many were also “short-dated,” meaning that if there hadn’t been a big price drop within the coming days, the contracts would have expired worthless.
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
He said Doc told him that if he revealed what was in it, it would make the root bag worthless.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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