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unpromising

[uhn-prom-uh-sing] / ʌnˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /










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The talks must now sputter on in that unpromising spirit — toward the brink of an unprecedented federal default, and perhaps beyond.

From Los Angeles Times

From this unpromising site have risen stacks of factory-built steel modules punctuated by little green spaces.

From New York Times

In this unpromising milieu, the young Picasso, with his broken French and outcast friends, struggled to avoid arrest or even expulsion.

From Washington Post

At this early stage, however, it can be said that the D.C. budget process is off to an unpromising start.

From Washington Post

The tour got off to an unpromising start when two of Swansea's three planes were diverted to Prague because of storms.

From BBC