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(nonce word) One who will never achieve a great amount of success.

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never-would-be

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Source Word

never-would-be

nonce-word

(nonce word) One who will never achieve a great amount of success.

Japanese Meaning

大きな成功を収めることができない人 / 決して偉大な成功を達成しない人

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He resigned himself to being a never-would-be, content to watch others reach heights he never could.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は自分が決して大きな成功を収められない人だと諦め、他の人々が自分には届かない高みへ到達するのを見て満足していた。

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(nonce word) One who will never achieve a great amount of success.

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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

never-would-bes

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