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nonstarter

[non-stahr-ter] / nɒnˈstɑr tər /


NOUN
false alarm
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In response to AFP's request for comment, an Nvidia spokesperson said "smuggling is a nonstarter".

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

But it’s a nonstarter for millions of households that don’t even have these new tax-advantaged accounts.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The California Forestry Assn., a timber industry trade group, says the idea is a nonstarter.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

Instacart’s chief technology officer, Anirban Kundu, recalled in an interview how OpenAI’s original plan was a nonstarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

It never occurred to me that the bug-out would be a nonstarter.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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