unwinding

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It’s a challenge feeling sorry for the nonwinning ways of anyone who’s cashed in on an eight-figure contract, but Hop garners that sympathy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Combined with several strong nonwinning performances, it propelled Newport to the school’s first Class 4A state team title since the Knights completed a run of three straight from 2014 to 2016.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

In one case, the teacher outright decided to name a different nonwinning student president.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019

The Raiders remain a major disappointment, and their nonwinning season could add Coach Jack Del Rio’s employment status to the list of uncertainties engulfing the franchise.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017

He felt all those nonwinning awards would be “a shrine to mediocrity,” and such a thing was beneath me.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman