Admittedly in the summer, the possibility of the Reds signing the Brazilian looked a non-starter.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bruno-guimaraes-liverpool-transfer-non-27863360

Communication while operating in the DC verbally is basically a non-starter unless you're using bone conduction mics.

Source: https://slashdot.org/story/23/09/19/2155211/schneider-electric-warns-that-existing-datacenters-arent-buff-enough-for-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

For most homeowners, especially those who happen to live in poorly insulated homes or have insufficient outdoor space to accommodate a heat pump, they are a non-starter.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/comment/article-12166075/JEFF-PRESTRIDGE-Baroness-Altmann-right-again.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

However, another said it was a “non-starter” due to the cost.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/released-papers-show-tunnel-between-30814932

Maybe tires increasing in price by 10 fold or whatever is a non-starter, but I'd love to hear other reasons this is not an excellent idea.

Source: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/05/20/0145239/texas-joins-states-charging-high-fees-to-register-an-ev?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Mr Byrne ended up describing the proposed new branding as 'a non-starter'

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55967508?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The operation of the gates, which was to have begun in June 2022, was thankfully a non-starter so far, Loukrou said.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/05/26/minister-to-meet-local-communities-over-barbed-wire/

The Republican and his caucus had passed a bill that raised the debt limit while also cutting spending of some of Biden’s key agenda items, which the Democrat said was a non-starter.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/05/21/g7-ends-with-ukraine-in-focus-as-zelensky-says-bakhmut-not-captured/

They said: “Without additional safeguards, a clean reauthorization of 702 is a non-starter.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1764304/FBI-FISA-queries-fall-dxus