nonstarter
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Taking a hands-off approach to Warner Bros. is a nonstarter for Ellison, a person familiar with his thinking said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In response to AFP's request for comment, an Nvidia spokesperson said "smuggling is a nonstarter".
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
So the idea that companies are all going to double their sales, doubling real GDP per capita, in short order, is a nonstarter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
The case shows that smuggling its chips "is a nonstarter," an Nvidia spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
It never occurred to me that the bug-out would be a nonstarter.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing nonstarter
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: non-
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