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Definition of Nonsuccess
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonsuccess
Literary usage of Nonsuccess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of the Industrial Commission by United States Industrial Commission, James Henderson Kyle, Albert Clarke (1901)
"Do you know of the success or nonsuccess of the Jewish settlements in southern
New Jersey?—A. In general, I may say they are succeeding. ..."
2. George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals by George Eliot (1885)
"A good subscription would be cheering, but I can understand that it is not decisive
of success or nonsuccess. Thank you for promising to let me know about ..."
3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"... the defendants agreeing at the same time that in case of nonsuccess the money
thus prepaid would be refunded ; whereas In truth, as defendants well knew ..."
4. Memoirs of the Emperor Napoleon: From Ajaccio to Waterloo, as Soldier by Laure Junot Abrantès (1901)
"He attributed its nonsuccess to the Emperor, who, he alleged had given secret
orders. He returned to Naples mortified by his defeat, and with revenge ..."
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