lost
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"I'm sure the irony is not lost on people," Annabel's father, Peter Rook, says.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
By the time they pay off student loans in their 30s, they’ve lost the most critical compounding years for retirement savings.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
And while names like Xanadu had a successful first day on the market, Quantinuum’s public listing quickly lost momentum, a surprising twist for one of the industry’s clear technical leaders.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
‘We’ve got the second part of the Nanuak,’ she said thoughtfully, and lost the first.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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