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unpromising

[uhn-prom-uh-sing] / ʌnˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /










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Then there was World War II. Given Cooper’s eye injury and poor physique, he made for an unpromising soldier.

From The Wall Street Journal

The port of L.A. has come far from its unpromising beginnings.

From Los Angeles Times

It was an unpromising start, and things only got worse from there.

From BBC

But it’s too striking a shot to dismiss as self-conscious or unpromisingly stern.

From Seattle Times

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

From New York Times