Never-would-be
noun
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Noun
- 1 One who will never achieve a great amount of success. nonce-word
"State politicians were still generally despised as second-raters, has-beens and never-would-bes more interested in lining their own pockets than in delivering services to those whom they were supposed to represent."
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More examples"State politicians were still generally despised as second-raters, has-beens and never-would-bes more interested in lining their own pockets than in delivering services to those whom they were supposed to represent."
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