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  • 11unsuccessful */ — UK [ˌʌnsəkˈsesf(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl] adjective something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want, or does not happen in the way that you want The president flew home today after another unsuccessful attempt to reach a peace… …

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  • 12Unsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States — United States This article is part of the series on the  United States Supreme Court The Court …

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  • 13unsuccessful — [ˌʌnsəkˈsesf(ə)l] adj 1) something that is unsuccessful does not achieve what you want another unsuccessful attempt to reach agreement[/ex] 2) someone who is unsuccessful does not get what they want Letters are sent to all unsuccessful candidates …

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  • 14unsuccessful — un|suc|cess|ful [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl] adj not having a successful result or not achieving what you wanted to achieve ▪ an unsuccessful attempt to climb Everest unsuccessful in (doing) sth ▪ We have been unsuccessful in finding a new manager.… …

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  • 15unsuccessful — adjective 1) an unsuccessful attempt Syn: failed, ineffective, fruitless, profitless, unproductive, abortive; vain, futile, useless, pointless, worthless, luckless 2) an unsuccessful business Syn …

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  • 16unsuccessful — adjective 1) an unsuccessful attempt Syn: failed, abortive, ineffective, fruitless, profitless, unproductive, vain, futile 2) an unsuccessful business Syn: unprofitable, loss making 3) …

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  • 17unsuccessful — /ˌʌnsək sesf(ə)l/ adjective not successful ● an unsuccessful businessman ● The project was expensive and unsuccessful. ● He made six unsuccessful job applications before he finally got a job …

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  • 18unsuccessful — unsuccessfully, adv. unsuccessfulness, n. /un seuhk ses feuhl/, adj. not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture. [1610 20; UN 1 + SUCCESSFUL] Syn. hapless, unfortunate, foiled, baffled. * * * …

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  • 19unsuccessful — adj. unsuccessful at, in; with * * * [ˌʌnsək sesf(ə)l] in with unsuccessful at …

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  • 20Unsuccessful attempts to amend the U.S. Constitution — The United States Constitution has been amended 27 times since the Constitution was ratified in 1788. Far more proposals to amend the country s supreme law are unsuccessful. Up to 200 amendments are typically proposed in Congress each term.cite… …

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