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loser

[loo-zer] / ˈlu zər /


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Will I feel more like a winner, less like a loser?

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

I wanted them to tank, to forever seal Moreno’s legacy as a loser.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

But James said he has only one guarantee for viewers: “I will pick a loser at some point.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Retirement plans are not created equally, which means comparing your account balance to someone else’s will give you no real winner or loser.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

“I’m feeling like a loser right now,” he told her as the carousel started moving.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

“Slower AI” could describe at least three economic events, each with a different collection of winners and losers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

At the very least, this may be a great time to do some so-called rebalancing, which means selling recent winners and buying losers to restore the target-balance allocation in your portfolio.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Here are some corporate winners and losers from the plan.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

But narwhals are themselves "losers in the climate game," noted Heide-Jorgensen.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

They had more losers than winners, but their losses, the cost of the options, had been trivial compared to their gains.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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