thankless
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In taking on a thankless job, Ms. Zacharia had an impossible act to follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
John McGinn bought a bunch of fouls; Oli McBurnie battled hard in what McGinn called a "thankless task"; there were some fleeting moments when the crowd got energised and hope, or perhaps delusion, took hold.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
To Mona, this thankless part is the opportunity of a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Serving as an executor is a time-consuming and thankless job, and you should be reimbursed for your time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Yes, the presidency was a thankless job, “a most unpleasant seat, full of thorns, briars, thistles, murmuring, fault-finding, calumny, obloquy.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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