unprofitable

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Three-quarters of the latter were unprofitable at the time of their IPOs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

After aggressively repricing their plans and exiting unprofitable localities, insurers entered 2026 on far firmer footing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

"It's simply unviable to build, unprofitable to build in large parts of the country," warned James Stevens of the Home Builders Federation.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX, despite the massive valuation it will earn, is still unprofitable.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

As they say in Ekumenical School, when action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin