unpromising
Example Sentences
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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
The treatment is designed for patients whose cancer has returned, leaving them with a unpromising prognosis.
From BBC
“But the actions already taken by the Biden-Harris administration have made investors and producers unwilling to make major investments on drilling new wells when long-term prospects for return on investment look so unpromising.”
From Washington Times
That openness to experimentation and adaptation explains why, around March, it is possible to see in the unpromising red soil a cultivation system that looks like it may not belong.
From Scientific American
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